Domenico Veneziano ; Unidentified artist

Entombment of Christ

Mid-15th century

Tempera and gold on panel

33.7 × 40 cm (13.3 × 15.7 in)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

In this this small Renaissance image of the Entombment of Christ, Joseph of Arimathea—until then a secret disciple—lowers Christ's corpse into a sarcophagus. Christ's mother, the Virgin Mary, kneels in distress while John the Evangelist grasps his hand. A sense of subdued grief pervades the scene. This Entombment is similar in its composition and dimensions to one made by Fra Angelico in 1438–40 for the central predella of the high altarpiece of San Marco, Florence, and may have served the same purpose.

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