Entombment of Christ

Title

Entombment of Christ

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance
• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• composition study
• copy after a drawing?

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts (mit grauem Stift): [unleserlich]

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• Joseph of Arimathea
• Marys (sisters of the Mother of God)
• Twelve Apostles

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 52-56
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,38-42

Primary

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

Alternative Attribution

• after Paolo Farinati ? inventor; by note on mount