The central figure is rendered in the shape of a crossbow in honor of the Leuven guild that commissioned this painting.
Artist Walter Verdin created the installation Sliding Time based on this painting for a 2009 exhibition honoring its artist. There is a direct line between the eyes of the figure in the embroidered gold cloak at the center right and the eyes of a skull at the bottom left. The woman on the far left wears a white headdress and tears are clearly visible on her face, while the woman in the bottom center left is shown in a vibrant blue dress and has just fainted. The central figure is rendered in the shape of a crossbow in honor of the Leuven guild that commissioned this painting. Among the identifiable figures are Mary Cleophas, Mary Salome, and Nicodemus, and in total there are ten figures placed in a very cramped space. For 10 points, name this circa 1435 painting, the masterpiece of Rogier van der Weyden.
Artist Walter Verdin created the installation Sliding Time based on this painting for a 2009 exhibition honoring its artist.
Descent From the Cross or Deposition of Christ (accept equivalents)