Descent from the Cross
| Title | Descent from the Cross |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545) |
| Date | 1505 16th century |
| Medium | woodcut |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Germany, early 16th Century Germany |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Descent from the Cross, 1505. Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1961.56 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Descent from the Cross” is a work by Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545), dated 1505. It is executed in woodcut and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1505. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Germany, early 16th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Germany.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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