Descente de croix
was given, in 1940, by a private donor to the Musée
des Augustines du Monastère de l’Hôtel
de Dieu du Québec. This panel painting was recently
treated at the Canadian Conservation Institute in anticipation
of its exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Civilization,
Gatineau, Quebec (“Once in French America”),
which opened June 11, 2004.
This painting most likely formed part of a larger sacred
group, possibly the Stations of the Cross. This Deposition
scene dates from the mid 16th century and is Spanish in
origin; this is evident from both the style of painting
as well as the method of panel construction.
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