The Descent from the Cross

Rogier van der Weyden

c. 1435 · Oil on oak panel · Museo del Prado, Madrid

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About this work

Artist: Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1390–1464)
Year: c. 1435
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Original size: 204.5 × 261.5 cm
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Movement: Northern Renaissance

In a shallow gilded box like a carved altarpiece shrine, ten near life-size figures crowd around the body of Christ as Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus lower it from the cross; the Virgin, in blue, has collapsed in a faint that echoes the curve of her son's body, while Mary Magdalene wrings her hands at the right and John the Evangelist bends to support the Virgin. Rogier van der Weyden painted it in about 1435, early in his career, for the chapel of Our Lady Without the Walls in Leuven, commissioned by the Greater Guild of Crossbowmen; tiny crossbows in the tracery of the corners refer to them, and Christ's arched body has been compared to the shape of a crossbow. Around 1548 Mary of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands, acquired it in exchange for a copy by Michiel Coxcie and an organ. Her nephew Philip II took it to Spain, and it was in the Escorial by 1574. Evacuated during the Spanish Civil War and shown in Geneva in 1939, it has since hung in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Ten grieving figures in red, blue and gold brocade lowering Christ in a shallow golden shrine, for a hallway, study or living room at 32×24 in black. A charcoal, deep red or warm stone wall; it pairs with The Descent from the Cross (central panel).

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1435)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Descent from the Cross in the public domain?

Yes. Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1390–1464) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museo del Prado.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Descent from the Cross painted, and in what medium?

The Descent from the Cross dates from c. 1435 and was made in oil on oak panel; the original measures 204.5 × 261.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Descent from the Cross we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Descent from the Cross (Rogier van der Weyden) — The Descent from the Cross · Rogier van der Weyden · c. 1435. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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