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Descent from the Cross by John J. A. Murphy — VisualArtsDB

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Descent from the Cross

Descent from the Cross

Descent from the Cross

John J. A. Murphy

1916

Medium: Woodcut in black on dark tan laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 25.8 × 21.5 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 31 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Genre: Woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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