Deposition and Entombment of Christ, ca. 1420

Title

Deposition and Entombment of Christ

Painter

• Master of the Middle Rhine ca. 1420

Altar

Crucifixion Altarpiece, so-called St. Peter’s Church Altarpiece

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on fir

Material

• fir

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Arimathea
• Mary
• Cleopas
• Salome
• Marys (sisters of the Virgin Mary)
• Nicodemus
• Golgotha
• woman
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Joseph of Arimathea
• Mary
• Mary of Cleophas
• Salome
• Marys (sisters of the Mother of God)
• Nicodemus

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,50-55
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-42

Primary

• 73D71 descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)
• 73D76 Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)
• 73D7212 Christ's body supported