Descent from the cross: O Descendimento da Cruz / La Descente de Croix – Vintage Wall Art
![Descent from the cross: O Descendimento da Cruz / La Descente de Croix, [New York] : N. Currier, 1847. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/98b0e905c771-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Descent from the cross: O Descendimento da Cruz / La Descente de Croix. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Descent from the cross: O Descendimento da Cruz / La Descente de Croix
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The title here appears in English, Portuguese, and French, a sign that the firm hoped to reach buyers beyond English speakers. The subject, Christ being taken down from the cross, was a favorite of European painters for centuries, and Nathaniel Currier, who began his New York lithography business in 1835, drew on well-known religious compositions to sell inexpensive devotional images. Hand coloring, added to the printed sheet by workers, gave this copy its warm tones and made each impression slightly different. Its 1847 date places it in the firm's early years, when religious and sentimental subjects helped build its reputation.
| Created / published | [New York] : N. Currier, 1847. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand colored 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1692. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,217 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174366 |
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