The body of Jesus, wrapped in linen, is carried to the tomb by His friends, with the women following. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus had taken Him down.
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Other masters in room 63, Laid in a New Tomb:
Carl Bloch
The Burial, 1865–1879
Oil on copper
Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle
One of the 23 King's Oratory paintings
Heinrich Hofmann
The Entombment of Christ, by 1893
Drawing, reproduced as an illustration
From an 1893 edition of Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
Antonio Ciseri
The Transport of Christ to the Sepulchre, 1870–1875
Oil on canvas
Gallery of Modern Art, Pitti Palace, Florence (version)
Alexander Ivanov
The Burial of Christ, late 1840s–1858
Watercolor and pencil on paper (Biblical Sketches)
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Where to see it
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
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Image: Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.
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