The Entombment with Three Birds

c.1500/1504

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, after Andrea Mantegna

Associated Names
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Artist, Italian, active c. 1490 - 1525 or after

Italian 15th Century

Artist

Andrea Mantegna

Artist After, Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506

This is a drawing of a rocky landscape where a group of individuals appear to be involved in an activity around a carved rock chamber or cave. The foreground shows a detailed depiction of a rugged terrain with jagged rock formations and sparse vegetation, including a couple of slender trees that rise between the rocks. The central focus is on a scene surrounding the rock chamber, which is open and appears to be of significance. The background features a series of crosses and an expansive sky scattered with clouds and birds. The style of the drawing is meticulous, capturing the textures of the rocky environment and the somber tone of the gathering.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.7 x 35.3 cm (18 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5770

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.20, no. 11

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 187.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

2018

  • Sharing Images: Renaissance Prints into Maiolica and Bronze, cat. by Jamie Gabbarelli, NGA, 2018, no.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.79 (probably the work of Giovanni Antonio da Brescia).

Watermarks

Fleur-de-Lys in Circle with Flower Above

Wikidata ID

Q65027036

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