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The Entombment, with Christ's body carried on a sheet at center, the three Maries in the foreground, and an angel overhead

Jacob Matham Netherlandish
1594
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Entombment, with Christ's body carried on a sheet at center, the three Maries in the foreground, and an angel overhead
  • Artist: Jacob Matham (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1571–1631 Haarlem)
  • Artist: After Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italian, Venice 1518/19–1594 Venice)
  • Date: 1594
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (39.4 × 24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.2578
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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