Peter Paul Rubens

The Descent from the Cross



Peter Paul Rubens - The Descent from the Cross

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 Landscape with Chateau Het Steen
Landscape with Chateau Het Steen
probably 1636

Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
c. 1615

Peter Paul Rubens The Escape from Blois
The Escape from Blois

Peter Paul Rubens The Honeysuckle Bower
The Honeysuckle Bower
1609

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