Peter Paul Rubens

The Descent from the Cross



Peter Paul Rubens - The Descent from the Cross



Peter Paul Rubens
The Descent from the Cross
1612
420 x 360 cm
Oil on panel
Cathedral, Antwerp


Literature


Gary Schwartz, Rembrandt zijn leven, zijn schilderijen, Maarssen, 1984, fig. 101


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 Peter Paul Rubens



Peter Paul Rubens The Honeysuckle Bower
The Honeysuckle Bower
1609

Peter Paul Rubens The Temple of Janus
The Temple of Janus
1634

Peter Paul Rubens Landscape with Chateau Het Steen
Landscape with Chateau Het Steen
probably 1636

Peter Paul Rubens The Descent from the Cross
The Descent from the Cross

Peter Paul Rubens Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria
Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria
c. 1606