The Entombment
- Date
- 1654
- Material
- Etching and drypoint
- made in
- Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
- Classification
- Prints
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- plate: 8 5/16 x 6 3/8 in. (21.1 x 16.2 cm)
sheet (cut nearly to platemark): 8 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (21.5 x 16.5 cm)
framed: 20 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (51.8 x 39.1 cm) - Credit Line
- Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Christian B. Peper in memory of Daniel L. Schlafly
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 34:1997
NOTES
In this print, Rembrandt van Rijn illustrates the last stage of the narrative of Christ's burial. Having been lowered from the cross, the body is laid to rest in a tomb surrounded by mourners. As the viewer's eye slowly adjusts to the darkness, the mystery of the scene unfolds. Christ's shadowed face contrasts with the light emitted by his body, which has begun to illuminate those around him, including the mourning Virgin Mary at his feet.
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. G. Mannheim
- 1995
Joseph R. Ritman (b. 1941), Amsterdam
1995 - 1997
Sotheby's, New York (Nancy Bialler), NY, USA and Artemis, London, England
1997 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Sotheby's/Artemis [1]
Notes:
This provenance is based on the catalogue, "A Collection of Etchings by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 - 1669) formed by Joseph R. Ritman", Artemis and Sotheby's, London and New York, 1995, cat. no. 51. Additional documents are noted below:
[1] Invoice from Sotheby's dated July 2, 1997 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 4, 1997.
- 1995
Joseph R. Ritman (b. 1941), Amsterdam
1995 - 1997
Sotheby's, New York (Nancy Bialler), NY, USA and Artemis, London, England
1997 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Sotheby's/Artemis [1]
Notes:
This provenance is based on the catalogue, "A Collection of Etchings by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606 - 1669) formed by Joseph R. Ritman", Artemis and Sotheby's, London and New York, 1995, cat. no. 51. Additional documents are noted below:
[1] Invoice from Sotheby's dated July 2, 1997 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 4, 1997.
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