Kruisafname De val en verlossing van de mensheid (serietitel), RP-P-OB-3028, Albrecht Altdorfer

Identification title(s): cross descent. The fall and redemption of mankind (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-3028. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) w. 31-2(3) 1. The illustrated bartsch 31. Description: the body of christ is taken down from the cross by nicodemus and joseph, both on a ladder, helped by john. Mary and mary magdalene are sitting on the floor. Thirty-first print from a series of forty. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: image: h 72 mm × w 48 mm. Subject: what: descent from the cross: christ is taken down from the cross, usually by nicodemus and joseph of arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of christ detached). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.