New Testament subjects
ATTRIBUTED TO AGOSTINO DEI MUSI (C. 1490-AFTER 1536)
The Entombment of Christ
c.1500-30Engraving | 10.0 x 14.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850560
An engraving attributed to Agostino Veneziano depicting The Entombment of Christ. Trimmed within the platemark.
As Ruland (1876) noted, this print is probably after a composition by a Venetian artist, as it is related to the iconography of the Imago Pietatis (or Christ of Pity) which was initially developed in the Byzantine culture. Due to the close relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Venice, this image of Christ – shown with the wounds of the Crucifixion, the so-called Arma Christi (the Instruments of the Passion) and with angels or other characters supporting Christ's body (in this engraving St John the Evangelist, the Virgin, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea) – then became popular in the Venetian area.
As Ruland (1876) noted, this print is probably after a composition by a Venetian artist, as it is related to the iconography of the Imago Pietatis (or Christ of Pity) which was initially developed in the Byzantine culture. Due to the close relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Venice, this image of Christ – shown with the wounds of the Crucifixion, the so-called Arma Christi (the Instruments of the Passion) and with angels or other characters supporting Christ's body (in this engraving St John the Evangelist, the Virgin, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea) – then became popular in the Venetian area.
Creator(s)
Attributed to Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)
After? Italian School, Venetian, 16th century (artist)
Subject(s)
Saint Joseph of ArimatheaNicodemus (NT)St John10.0 x 14.1 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Passion of Christ
- Entombment of Christ
- Passion of Christ
- Devotional Images of Christ
- Man of Sorrows
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- prints
- Religion & Theology
Other number(s)
Ruland p.46 D.XLIII.1
