The Entombment of Christ
The Entombment of Christ

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The Entombment of Christ,

1609–11

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
After Ventura Salimbeni, Italian, 1568–1613
x1934-38

Information

Title
The Entombment of Christ
Dates

1609–11

Maker
Jacques Callot
After Ventura Salimbeni
Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 17.5 × 11.9 cm (6 7/8 × 4 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888

Object Number
x1934-38
Place Made

Europe, France

Inscription

Signed in plate, lower left: ICallot F.

Lettered in plate, lower right: Ventura Salinbenis in.

Reference Numbers
Lieure 49; Meaume 11
Culture
European, French
Type
prints, engravings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
bible stories, crucifixion, deaths, men, religious art, figures (representations), women, Christ, Mary

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