Kreuzabnahme Christi

Franz Anton Maulbertsch created the religious painting Kreuzabnahme Christi in 1760. The work, which depicts the Descent from the Cross, measures 71.6 cm in height and 48 cm in width. It currently belongs to the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is housed at the Alte Pinakothek.

The painting is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is on view at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Its physical dimensions, as recorded for the collection, are 71.6 cm in height and 48 cm in width. The work is catalogued as a 1760 religious painting by Franz Anton Maulbertsch depicting the Descent from the Cross.

No specific inventory or accession number, and no exhibition history, is documented in the available sources.

Created in 1760 by Austrian painter Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Kreuzabnahme Christi portrays the biblical moment when Christ is taken down from the cross. Executed within the Rococo period, the work now belongs to the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, offering a vivid example of the artist’s religious narrative compositions.

The work belongs to a broader tradition of crucifixion imagery that flourished in Central European churches during the mid‑1700s. Maulbertsch’s exposure to Venetian frescoes informed his handling of light and movement, situating the piece within a network of cross‑regional artistic exchange that shaped Rococo religious art.