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The Descent from the Cross (Rubens, 1617)

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Artist
  
Peter Paul Rubens

Period
  
Baroque

Created
  
1617

Genre
  
Christian art

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Baroque artwork, Christian art

The Descent from the Cross is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, produced around 1616-1617 for the chapel of the Capuchin convent in Lille. It was seized by France and was part of the founding collection of the Palais des beaux-arts de Lille, where it is still housed.

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