The Entombment

c. 1550s Sheet: 32.8 x 24.3 cm (12 15/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Image: 30.5 x 22.3 cm (12 x 8 3/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.130

This woodcut represents an episode after the Crucifixion when Christ's followers bring his corpse to the tomb. A cavernous backdrop draws attention to the figures in the foreground where the savior's body, displaying wounds on its hands and feet, become the focus of the viewer...

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1973.13
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woodcut
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woodcut
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Print
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Prints

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