Entombment of Christ
date: label: Date
content: 1640–60
name: label: Attributed to
content: Aniello Falcone, Italian, 1607 - 1656
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: St. John and one of the Elders have begun to carry the corpse away. Mary Magdalene kneels at right, the Virgin sits at left. Two persons are at left in the middle ground. Verso: The Virgin sits at the opening of the cave. The dead Christ leans against her right leg. A woman kneels at right, at left Mary Magdalene holds the right hand of Christ. In the left middle ground are St. John and the two Elders around the sarcophagus. One of the latter supports the urn with the water of the washing. Framing crayon line.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2872
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Brush and bistre wash, red watercolor, red chalk, white gouache (oxidized) on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 32 x 21.4 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)