Entombment of Christ

Title

Entombment of Christ

Draughtsman

• Timoteo Viti ?

Inventor

• after Raphael

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• Central Italian

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after a drawing?

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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 1844

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• John the Evangelist
• Mary Magdalene
• Joseph of Arimathea

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,57-61
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,42-47

Primary

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