The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo)

Deposition from the Cross
Italian: Deposizione
ArtistJacopo Pontormo
Yearc. 1525–1528
TypeTempera on wood
Dimensions313 cm × 192 cm (123 in × 76 in)
LocationChurch of Santa Felicita, Florence

The Deposition from the Cross is an altarpiece, completed in 1528, depicting the Deposition of Christ by the Italian Renaissance painter Jacopo Pontormo. It is broadly considered to be the artist's surviving masterpiece. Painted in tempera on wood, it is located above the altar of the Capponi Chapel of the church of Santa Felicita in Florence.