Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami

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Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami is a renowned late 12th-century Romanesque marble relief depicting Christ’s descent from the cross, celebrated for its expressive figures and innovative spatial composition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious artwork
Romanesque artwork
relief sculpture
artForm stone relief
artisticPeriod late Romanesque
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Benedetto Antelami
currentLocation Parma Cathedral Museum
dateOfCreation late 12th century
depicts Descent from the Cross of Christ
Jesus Christ
Joseph of Arimathea
Nicodemus
Saint John the Evangelist
linked to: Apostle John

Virgin Mary
personification of the Church
personification of the Synagogue
two mourning women
genre religious art
hasPart central figure of Christ on the cross
figures removing Christ from the cross
group of mourners
inscription band
iconographicCycle scenes from the life of Christ
iconographicTheme Passion of Christ
inception circa 1178
influencedBy French Romanesque sculpture
Provençal sculpture
inscriptionLanguage Latin
locatedIn Parma Cathedral complex
linked to: Parma Cathedral
materialUsed marble
movement Romanesque
notableFor combination of narrative and symbolic elements
expressive figures
innovative spatial composition
originalLocation Cathedral of Parma
linked to: Parma Cathedral
placeOfCreation Parma
region Emilia-Romagna
religion Christianity
significance early example of increased naturalism in medieval sculpture
key monument of Italian Romanesque sculpture
styleCharacteristic hieratic composition
rhythmic drapery folds
strong linear contours
title Deposition from the Cross
usesTechnique architectural framing
high relief carving

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Parma Cathedral hasArtwork Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami
Benedetto Antelami notableWork Deposition from the Cross (Parma Cathedral)
linked to: Deposition from the Cross by Benedetto Antelami