Description
Following Jesus's death, his body was removed from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea and buried in a rock-hewn tomb, with Nicodemus assisting.The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion ( John 19, John 19:38–42 ). Golgotha, (Aramaic: “Skull”) also called Calvary, skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, the site of Jesus' Crucifixion. It is referred to in all four Gospels ( Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, and John 19:17 )Original edition from my own archivesSource : Sagrada Biblia 1884Graveur : Pannemaker - Doms SCDrawing . Gustave Doré


