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13th Station – Jesus is taken down from the cross

Author, school, workshop
Unknown
Style
Eclecticism
Date
the second half of the 19th century
Material and technique
plaster cast, polychrome
Size
214 x 129 cm
Location
Southern side of cloisters
Description
The main scene consists of the suffering Mother of God leaning over the body of Christ and St. John the Evangelist holding her hand. In the background, we can see two characters, one of them who stands with his back to us, reaches his hand out to the linen hanging on the cross. The buildings of Jerusalem in the background.