Famous work · not an exact-location map point
The Descent from the Cross
Real-world connection
No single real-world viewpoint
This famous work does not have a single exact real-world viewpoint. The connection below explains its actual relationship to the real world.
- Date
- c. 1435
- Real-world link
- Real-world connection
Location relations
Each kind of real-world link is kept separate — a documented viewpoint is never merged with a depicted place or a creation location.
Inspired by this place — general area
crucifixion of Jesus
Where the original is now
Museo del Prado
In the collection of Museo del Prado
On-view status is not live-verified — check the museum before visiting.
Sources
- Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid — collection record for Rogier van der Weyden, ‘The Descent from the Cross’ (‘El Descendimiento’), cat. P002825; c. 1435, oil on oak panel, 204 × 261 cm; from the chapel of the Confraternity of the Archers of Leuven (museodelprado.es)
- Dirk De Vos, ‘Rogier van der Weyden: The Complete Works’ (Harry N. Abrams, 1999), cat. no. 12