Louis FARASYN (1822-1899) The Descent from the Cross, after Pieter Paul Rubens Oil on canvas (not lined, restorations, small perforations) Signed and dated lower right: "farasyn 1849". 127 x 90.5 cm Louis Farasyn specialized in copying Old Masters, in particular Rubens; a Madonna and Child and saints after the master is in the Prado (P007158). He produced several versions of the Descent from the Cross, of which this appears to be one of the earliest.

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