The Descent…

Rogier Van der Weyden
The Descent from the Cross, c. 1430-1435
Museo del Prado, Madrid

If you go here, you will find that the Prado has allowed Google Earth to make ultra high definition images of fourteen paintings considered by the museum to be the most significant works from their collection & The Descent from the Cross is one of them. If you haven't taken advantage of this I highly recommend taking a look. Be sure & check out Nicodemus' face; he's the one in black & gold holding Christ's legs. Van der Weyden's ability to capture realistic emotion made him one of the most acclaimed painters of his time & the grief stricken face of Nicodemus is a perfect example.

One can actually zoom in close enough to see the brushstrokes…