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The Entombment

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names

Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The scene depicts a figure being placed into a stone coffin by a group of people. The figure's arms hang loosely, face angled to one side, eyes closed, with a beard, long hair, and draped in cloth. The individuals surrounding him wear flowing garments. Some figures have expressive facial features, one appears to kiss the figure's hand. The clothing is detailed with folds and wrinkles. A crown of thorns is placed beside the body. In the background, there is a barren tree with twisting branches over a rocky formation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number

1941.1.52
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 28, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Allen, W.G. Russell, Mr.

Exhibition History

1967

Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 60, repro.

Bibliography

1908

Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1967

Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 60.

Watermarks

bull's head with Saint Anthony's cross

Wikidata ID

Q64960174

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