The Entombment of Christ
Date1658/1662
Object PlaceNaples, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions63 × 83 inches (160.02 × 210.82 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund
Object number72.434
DescriptionIn the top half of the composition, three men hold the deathly gray body of Christ which is wrapped in a filmy white shroud, lowering it into the tomb. At the lower left an armored souldier watches, his right arm extended and supported by a staff. The main colors in the painting are browns, ochres and greys, with ruddy flesh tones on the faces of the men.On View
On view
1850
1846
1307/1196 BC
1640
15th Century
c. 1470
5th Century BC
1923/24
c. 1904/1906