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



Rogier van der Weyden The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child

Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden Left wing of the Sforza Triptych
Left wing of the Sforza Triptych
Shortly after 1444 or ca. 1460

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

Rogier van der Weyden The Visitation
The Visitation
c. 1440