Rosso Fiorentino's The Descent From The Cross

Rosso Fiorentino’s, The Descent From The Cross portrays the image of Jesus Christ being taken down from the cross by four men. Under these men are five women, one woman being Jesus’ mother, Mary, and one man. In the center of the painting the cross stands tall with Jesus nailed to it. The four men who are helping Jesus are dressed in different colored robes that cover only part of their legs and are all standing on top of ladders that help them reach Jesus. Each man is at a different position on the cross- one of the ladders are in front of the cross with two men standing on it, one ladder is laying on the right side of the ladder with one man standing on it, and the last ladder is in the back of the ladder with one man standing on it. Each man is reaching out toward Jesus with worries facial expressions as

One woman is holding up the ladder propped up against the side of the cross. This woman has short hair and is wearing a white gown with a green cloth tied around her torso. In front of her, to the right, is a man that is covering his face in his hands. Although standing, he is hunched over in grief. He is wearing a long blue gown covered with a long tan colored drape. To the left of this man, in between him and the woman holding the ladder, there is a group of four women. Three are standing, huddled together, and the other woman is on her knees, hugging the legs of Mary. Mary is the only person in this painting that has a full length white gown with a dark colored headdress. She is looking down toward the ground, but it is unclear if she is looking at the ground or at the woman who is grasping her legs. The two women at the sides of Mary are each grasping one of her arms. They are wearing full length gowns as well with many layers of drapery. Lastly, the woman on the floor is wearing a reddish orange gown with a tan colored belt wrapped around her torso and has her face buried in the bottom section of Mary’s