Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

1654

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first of four states
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 in. × 7 in. (23.8 × 17.8 cm) Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (21 × 16.2 cm)
Collection no.: 17.14
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Rembrandt van Rijn. Descent from the Cross by Torchlight. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1654.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first of four states. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 in. × 7 in. (23.8 × 17.8 cm) Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (21 × 16.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Felix M. Warburg, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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