Deposition (Descent from the Cross)
Summary
The scene of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion. It is the 13th Station of the Cross and one of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary.
Biblical Reference
Book(s): All four Gospels
Chapters/Verses: Matthew 27:57-60, Mark 15:42-46, Luke 23:50-54, John 19:38-42
Artworks Depicting This Story
The Deposition Self-researched
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.
