Flemish School. Circa 1530. "Descent from the Cross." Oil on panel. 75 x 66 cm. The panel shows the moment of grief at the death of Christ, whose body has already been taken down from the cross. Joseph of Arimathea holds up the body in his arms while Nicodemus holds the nails of the cross in his hand. Mary holds her dead son on her lap, and behind her, Saint John wipes away his tears for the death of his teacher with a cloth. At the feet of Jesus, we find Mary Magdalene anointing his body, holding the jar of essence in her hands. The group is completed by one of the Holy Women positioned behind Mary Magdalene. The city of Jerusalem appears, delicately painted, in the background.