The Descent from the Cross is the central panel of a triptych painted by the Flemish Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens between 1612 and 1614, commissioned on September 7, 1611, by the Confraternity of the Arquebusiers, whose patron saint was Saint Christopher. It depicts the moment when the body of Jesus Christ is taken down from the cross following his crucifixion, a subject Rubens returned to repeatedly across his career. The painting remains in its original setting, the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium, and is considered one of Rubens's masterpieces.
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It is still in its original place, the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium.
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The Descent from the Cross is the central panel of a triptych painting by the Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens in 1612-1614.
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It is still in its original place, the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium.
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The Descent from the Cross is the central panel of a triptych painting by the Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens in 1612-1614.
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