Jan Gossaert

Descent from the Cross

Jan Gossaert - Descent from the Cross

Jan Gossaert

Descent from the Cross

1521
141 x 106.5 cm
Oil on canvas, transferred from panel
Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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)

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Jan Gossaert Man with a Rosary

Man with a Rosary
c. 1525-30

Jan Gossaert The Metamorphosis of Hermaphroditus and the Nymph Salmacis

The Metamorphosis of Hermaphroditus and the Nymph Salmacis
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Jan Gossaert Danae

Danae
1527

Jan Gossaert The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child