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)

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