Nicolas Poussin

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

Confirmation
1645

The Flight to Egypt
1657

Rape of the Sabine Women
probably 1633–34

The Triumph of Flora
c. 1627

Nymph, Satyr, Faun and Cupids