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Descent from the Cross by Max Beckmann

Descent from the Cross

Max Beckmann · 1917

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Artist
Max Beckmann
Date
1917
Location
Städel Museum
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Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann, a German painter, transformed his style after WWI, creating powerful self-portraits and triptychs that captured Europe's turmoil and rejected easy categorization.

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