The Entombment
Maker
(Artists)
1480-1556
1480-1556
Title
The Entombment
Date of Production
c. 1550-1555
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 36.4 cm (canvas)
Width: 54.7 cm (canvas)
Width: 54.7 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1978.PG.226
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
This is an unusual depiction of a familiar biblical subject. Two men carry the dead Christ towards his tomb on the right while, on the left, his bereaved mother, Mary, is supported by a group of women as she faints. The men’s turbans contrast with the women’s contemporary Italian dress.
Much of Lorenzo Lotto’s later work is imbued with intense spirituality. He spent the last years of his life attached to the Holy House of Loreto, leading a monastic life.
Much of Lorenzo Lotto’s later work is imbued with intense spirituality. He spent the last years of his life attached to the Holy House of Loreto, leading a monastic life.
Provenance
William Russell Henry Wagner A. G. B. Russell, sale, Sotheby's, 9 June 1955, No. 6 where acquired through Colnaghi by Seilern; Princes Gate Bequest 1978.
Exhibition History
National Gallery (to be displayed with permanent collection), National Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
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