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1967.15.8.a

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Entombment

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Artist

Matthias Wallbaum (1554 - 1632)

Title

Entombment

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

early 17th century

Dimensions

3 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (9.6 cm. x 7 cm.)

Object Type

plaquette

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1967.15.8.a

Object Description

384 Series: EVENTS FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST
G. ENTOMBMENT
Two men carry the body of Christ on a cloth toward an open tomb at lower left. At the right Mary Magdalene kneels next to her ointment jar and a small basin and anoints Christ's left hand. Behind Christ, the mourning Mary and John. In the background a landscape and houses; in the sky a half-moon. Narrow border.

Bronze, 96 x 70 mm. Two hallmarks at bottom.

Another specimen: New York, Metropolitan Museum.

Bibl.: Braun, no. 186, pl. 57; Weber, no. 412, 13. Auction catalogs: von Parpart, no. 716/17; Molthein, no. 432.