Copy after Rogier van der Weyden

The descent from the cross

Copy after Rogier van der Weyden - The descent from the cross

Copy after Rogier van der Weyden

The descent from the cross

108 x 69.9 cm
Oil on panel
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
The George Grey Barnard Collection

Literature

Peter C. Sutton, Northern European Paintings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1990, nr. 133

Iconclass

73D71 Descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)

Other works by Rogier van der Weyden

Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden Right wing of the Sforza Triptych

Right wing of the Sforza Triptych
Shortly after 1444 or ca. 1460

After Rogier van der Weyden Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
Before 1494

After Rogier van der Weyden Trinity

Trinity
First quarter of the 16th century

Rogier van der Weyden Last Judgment Altarpiece

Last Judgment Altarpiece

Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden Group of Men

Group of Men
Third quarter of the 15th century