🕊️ Faith & Scripture
Descent from the Cross
Rosso Fiorentino · 1521
Why it's great
Men on ladders lower Christ's body, with sharp, twisting poses and bright colors. Rosso Fiorentino painted it in 1521, and the strange, jagged figures are typical of Mannerism.
Where to see it
📍 Pinacoteca e Museo Civico di VolterraVolterra, Italy
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⬇ Hi-res download
4,429 × 7,500 px · 33.2 megapixels · prints up to about 15 × 25 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
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Rosso Fiorentino was a Florentine painter born in 1494 with wild red hair. He painted jagged, strange and colorful pictures, and went to France to decorate the palace at Fontainebleau for King Francis I. He died there in 1540.
