Descent from the Cross (1775–1800) by the Remondini Family - Public Domain Catholic Painting
The Descent from the Cross, or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus taking Christ down from the cross after his crucifixion (John 19:38–42). In Byzantine art the topic became popular in the 9th century, and in the West from the 10th century. The Descent from the Cross is the 13th Station of the Cross, and is also the sixth of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Remondini family was a firm of print publishers based in Bassano del Grappa run by successive generations of the same family, here catalogued under the single name.
The founder was Giovanni Antonio (1634-1711). The firm was transferred to his son Giuseppe (1672-1742), and to his sons Giovanni Antonio (1700-69) and Giambattista (1713-73). Lastly, the firm changed hands to Giuseppe (1745-1811). The firm finally closed in 1860. Source