Nicolas Poussin

Descent from the Cross

Nicolas Poussin - Descent from the Cross

Nicolas Poussin

Descent from the Cross

c. 1530
119.5 x 99 cm
Oil on canvas
Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Literature

Colin Eisler, Paintings in the Hermitage, New York, 1990, p. 242

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 Nicolas Poussin

Nicolas Poussin Parnassus

Parnassus

Nicolas Poussin The Triumph of David

The Triumph of David

Nicolas Poussin Rape of the Sabine Women

Rape of the Sabine Women
probably 1633–34

Nicolas Poussin Confirmation

Confirmation
1645

Nicolas Poussin The Virgin Appearing to St. James the Elder

The Virgin Appearing to St. James the Elder
c. 1624