The Descent from the Cross; en grisaille

Details

Attributed to Erasmus Quellinus II (Antwerp 1607-1678)
The Descent from the Cross; en grisaille
oil on panel
47.2 x 34.2 cm.

Literature

J.R. Judson, Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, VI, The Passion of Christ, London, 2000, p. 204, fig. 175.

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Lot Essay

This oil sketch was the modello for a print by the Flemish engraver Coenraet Waumans (Antwerp 1619-after 1675), and was probably a commission from the Antwerp based publisher Joannes Meyssens. The print reproduces a painting from Sir Peter Paul Rubens' studio in the church of Saint John the Baptist in Arras (see J. Bialostocki, 'The Descent from the Cross in works by Peter Paul Rubens and his studio', Art Bulletin, XLVI, 1964, pp. 519-21). Quellinus and other artists from Rubens' circle are known to have made numerous oil sketches for professional printmakers.

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