The Entombment

1585

Andrea Andreani after Raffaello Motta

Associated Names
Andrea Andreani

Artist, Italian, 1558/1559 - 1629

Raffaello Motta

Artist After, Italian, c. 1550 - 1578

This is a painting of a religious scene with multiple figures engaged in an event. The central figure appears lifeless, surrounded by others showing expressions of grief or contemplation. The figures are depicted in a classic style with shading and line work. One figure has a halo effect around their head. The background includes draped fabrics and wooden textures. The painting is in the style of the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1976.45.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, Vol. 12, p.44, no. 24

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

2018

  • The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018-2019, no. 101.

Bibliography

1802

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

Wikidata ID

Q65565257

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