Art, literature & historyDescent from the Cross
1916
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Woodcut in black on dark tan laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.8 × 21.5 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 31 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1968.505
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Descent from the Cross — John J.A. Murphy. 1916.
Medium: Woodcut in black on dark tan laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 25.8 × 21.5 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 31 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.