On display

Descent from the Cross

Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: 1620

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 57,5 x 43,5 cm tryckyta h x w: Mått 58,4 x 43,8 cm pappersyta h x w: Passepartout 80 x 60 cm h x w x d: Ram 85 x 65 x 3,5 cm

Inventory numberNMG B 4/2024

Other titlesTitle (sv): Korsnedtagningen Title (en): Descent from the Cross

DescriptionExhibition text: In 1618, Rubens hired the Dutchman Lucas Vorsterman to transpose the dynamic pictorial language of his paintings to the print medium. Vorsterman’s engravings were based on model drawings supplied by Rubens’ studio. This sheet after an altarpiece in Antwerp Cathedral has a richness of tonalities, relying on a variety of hatchings and stipples to render the plasticity of bodies and clothing fabrics, using the luminosity of the white paper in areas of light.

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MaterialPaper

TechniquePrinting technique

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