Jan Gossaert

Descent from the Cross



Jan Gossaert - Descent from the Cross

Literature

Colin Eisler, Paintings in the Hermitage, New York, 1990, p. 239


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 Jan Gossaert


Jan Gossaert Oil on oak
Oil on oak
c. 1525-30

Jan Gossaert The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child

Jan Gossaert Danae
Danae
1527

Jan Gossaert The Metamorphosis of Hermaphroditus and the Nymph Salmacis
The Metamorphosis of Hermaphroditus and the Nymph Salmacis
1517-23

Jan Gossaert
Descent from the Cross
1521
141 x 106.5 cm
Oil on canvas, transferred from panel
Hermitage, St. Petersburg