The Entombment [recto]

1739

John Baptist Jackson after Jacopo Bassano

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Jacopo Bassano

Artist After, Venetian, c. 1510 - 1592

This is a print of people in a wooded landscape. In the center, a mostly nude man lies in a cloth, his head tilted backwards. The cloth is held at each end by two other people who appear to be using it to lower the man to the ground. This central group is surrounded by other people who sit or crouch on the ground. Detailed trees form a canopy overhead, with strong shadows and light creating depth. In the background, a cityscape can be seen with buildings and a hill that has several crosses on top of it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in black [trial proof of key block]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.8 × 38.2 cm (21 9/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.87.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 19, State (trial proof of key block)

  • Series Title

    Opera Selectiora [Kainen 16-32; 1946.11.67-91]

Associated Artworks

The Presentation in the Temple (The Circumcision) [verso]

John Baptist Jackson

1739

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962.

Wikidata ID

Q65079791

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