The Deposition Self-researched

Artist: Raphael
Location: Galleria Borghese, Rome
Medium: Oil on panel
Date: 1507

Biblical Context

Deposition - The scene of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion.

Also known as the Pala Baglioni or Borghese Entombment. The central panel of an altarpiece commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni of Perugia in honor of her slain son. Forcibly removed by Cardinal Scipione Borghese in 1608.