The Entombment

Ludwig of Ulm

Associated Names
Ludwig of Ulm

Artist, German, active 1450/1470

This is a painting of a group gathered around a deceased figure. The image shows a somber scene with figures wearing halos positioned around a central figure laid inside a rectangular structure, possibly a tomb. The figures wear robes of varying colors, including red, green, and muted ochre. One person is holding the arm of the central figure, who has a crown of thorns and appears lifeless. There are no elaborate backgrounds, focusing the viewer's attention on the subjects and their emotive expressions. The style features bold outlines and a limited color palette, with an illustrative quality reminiscent of early religious woodcuts or manuscript illustrations. This is in the style of Master of the Playing Cards.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 11.1 x 7.9 cm (4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    overall (external frame dimensions): 59.7 x 44.5 cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.18.7


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2005

  • Origins of European Printmaking: Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Their Public, NGA and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, 2005-2006, no. 64h, repro.

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q65511089

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