Relief with the Deposition Relief with the Descent from the Cross, In a sloping landscape, in the middle stands the cross between those of the two murderers, whose beard judge turned his back to Christ. Two men on ladders placed against the cross are in the process of handing over the limp body of Christ to a man standing below them, who extends his arms towards it. More in the foreground, John Mary ceases, raising her arms to Christ. On the far left is a holy woman with arms raised, another at the foot of the cross, sitting, sunk in prayer, and Mary Magdalene with her arms raised frontally in front of the cross. To the right of the cross two Pharisees in conversation and behind them a third figure. More in the foreground, a soldier with a round axis, seen half-on the back, a second with an angular shield, a morning star and a dagger at his side. A soldier, seen from the back, turned to the right, holds one foot against the relief edge. The titulus on top of the cross. The background with a tree on the left is formed from tendrils with flowers with a moon obscured by a cloud on the far right. Christ and the holy women have halos. The figures are in the clothing of the time, including his Jewish hats, a hood, etc., descent from the cross: Christ is tasks down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph or Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms) or Christ detached), Joseph Désiré de Lupus, anonymous, Paris, c. 1400 - c. 1420, ivory, gilding, h 6.8 cm
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Relief, Deposition Relief, Descent, Cross, sloping landscape, middle stands, cross, two murderers, beard judge turned, back, Christ, Two men, ladders placed, process, handing, limp body, man standing, extends, arms towards, foreground, John Mary ceases, raising, arms, far left, holy woman, arms raised, another, foot, sitting, sunk, prayer, Mary Magdalene, arms raised frontally, front, right, cross two Pharisees, conversation, third figure, soldier, round axis, half, second, angular shield, morning star, dagger, side, turned, holds, relief edge, titulus, top, background, tree, left, formed, tendrils, flowers, moon obscured, cloud, far right, holy women, halos, figures, clothing, time, Jewish hats, hood, etc, descent, tasks down, usually, Nicodemus, Joseph, Arimathaea, standing, ladders, Christ detached, Joseph Désiré de Lupus, Paris, c, 1400, 1420, ivory, gilding
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