Ultra HD Master (2 732 × 2 736 px)
Baroque
1603–1604
The Entombment of Christ
Original title: Deposizione
Caravaggio
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
300 cm × 203 cm
Date of Creation:
1603–1604
Scan Resolution:
2 732 × 2 736 px
Archive File Size:
1.9 MB
Permanent Collection:
Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City
Historical Narrative
Nicodemus and Saint John lower Christ's lifeless body toward the tombstone, flanked by the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Clopas.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Masterpiece of Italian Baroque naturalism, drawing the viewer directly into the physical mass and solemn weight of grief through stark chiaroscuro."
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