Rubens. The Descent from the Cross.

The Descent from the Cross is the central panel of a triptych painting by Peter Paul Rubens in 1612–1614. It is still in its original place, the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium, along with another great altarpiece The Elevation of the Cross. The subject was one Rubens returned to again and again in his career. This particular work was commissioned on September 7, 1611, by the Confraternity of the Arquebusiers, whose Patron Saint was St. Christopher.

Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Dimensions: 4.2 m x 3.2 m
Location: Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Period: Baroque
Year: 1612–1614
Medium: Oil on panel
Subject: Descent from the Cross