Entombment of Christ

Title

Entombment of Christ

Draughtsman

• Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study
• sketch

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten links (mit Bleistift): Bendemann

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1927

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Joseph of Arimathea

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D76 Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)