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Descent from the Cross

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Object Information
  • Title: Descent from the Cross
  • Artist: Girolamo da Cremona (Italian, active 1451–83)
  • Medium: Tempera on parchment, laid down on wood
  • Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (15.9 x 11.4 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.7.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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