Art, literature & history
The Descent from the Cross: A Sketch
1642
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint on white laid paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 15 × 11.7 cm (5 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 15.1 × 11.8 cm (6 × 4 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.5129
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Descent from the Cross: A Sketch. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Descent from the Cross: A Sketch — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1642.
Medium: Etching and drypoint on white laid paper. Dimensions: Plate: 15 × 11.7 cm (5 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 15.1 × 11.8 cm (6 × 4 11/16 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.