Sepulcrum Christi (Dead Christ with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus)

ca. 1495-98
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sepulcrum Christi (Dead Christ with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus)
  • Artist: Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, Città della Pieve, active by 1469–died 1523 Fontignano)
  • Date: ca. 1495-98
  • Medium: Oil and tempera grassa on wood, transferred to canvas and mounted on wood
  • Dimensions: 36 7/16 × 28 1/4 in. (92.6 × 71.8 cm)
    Framed: 48 3/4 × 41 × 4 in. (123.8 × 104.1 × 10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts (1955.947)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints