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Description: | Signed: yes Description: This painting is a nineteenth-century copy of the centre panel of Pieter Paul Rubens's altarpiece in Antwerp Cathedral. Whereas the original measures over four metres in height, this painting constitutes a small and crudely painted imitation. The main facets of the composition are retained, however. Jesus' limp body forms a striking diagonal as it is lowered into the white linen shroud held by the various characters who came to bury him. In the bottom right are reminders of Christ's Passion: the inscription from the crucifix, the crown of thorns, a sponge and a golden platter, used to catch Christ's blood. | Subjects: | religion (Descent from the Cross) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Wildenbergh, L. van den (unknown school, active early 19th century) Æ After Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8502... | Go to resource |
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