# Descent from the Cross \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DONATELLO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Bronze

## Commentary

A clearly defined vertical break is provided by the ladder which is being used to take Christ&#39;s body down from the cross. Mary is leaning towards the body of her dead son, and some of the bystanders are lost in thought and mourning, while others are also using emotional gestures to express their pain.

## Related artworks

- [Altarpiece with St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/altarpiece-with-st-john-the-baptist-rad89c7607f8382>)
- [Annunciation \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-detail-r38cca3bb451e1d>)
- [Annunciation \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-detail-r415c66905fc38f>)
- [Annunciation \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-detail-r4c202a3f185862>)
- [Annunciation \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-detail-r924e0862e450de>)
- [Annunciation \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-detail-raf04f49d2650ac>)
- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-r26a007d13833a7>)
- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-r7ae97e234dc7e9>)
- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-r87e6303bcdf4a1>)
- [Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/annunciation-r95a5a618465af6>)
- [Ascension of Christ](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/ascension-of-christ-rdddf847e3b4aa1>)
- [Ascension of St John](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/donatello-r431353c604b592/ascension-of-st-john-rc06afbdd94e5a8>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)