The Entombment

1529-1530

Parmigianino

Associated Names
Parmigianino

Artist, Parmese, 1503 - 1540

This is a drawing of several figures gathered around a central figure. The figures are depicted in flowing garments and attending to the central seated figure, whose posture appears despondent. They are arranged in a semicircle, showcasing a collective sense of attention and concern. Chiaroscuro is used to highlight textures and expressions on the figures' faces. Detailed lines and shading convey movement and energy, with the surroundings kept minimal to focus on the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.4 × 20.6 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 20.7 cm (10 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.39.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 46, State (as Guido Reni after Parmigiano)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

1999

  • Religion and Politics: The Renaissance Print in Social Context, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, 1999, no. 45.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001.

2004

  • The Unfinished Print, The Frick Collection, New York; Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 2004-2005.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1998

  • Reed, Sue Welsh. "Three States of Parmigianino's Etching The Resurrection of Christ." In Discerning Eye & Eloquent Line. Palo Alto, 1998: footnote 1.

1999

  • Johnson, Charles. Religion & Politics: The Renaissance Print in Social Context. Exh. cat. Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, 1999: no. 45; illus., p.73.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at bottom left in graphite in later hand: 117 [circled]; at lower right in graphite in later hand: c35375TEX

Markings

none

Watermarks

five-petaled flower above hand

Wikidata ID

Q65576055

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