Art, literature & history
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
1654
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint on ivory Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 20.9 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2001.120
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1654.
Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory Japanese paper. Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 20.9 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 3/16 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.