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Description: | In this depiction of the scene preparatory to the Entombment of Christ the body is surrounded by figures before the tomb. The body is supported under the arms by a young man usually identified as St John. The Madonna stands behind Christ with her head lowered and her hands gesturing in despair. Mary Magdalene kneeling in the left foreground kisses Christ's hand, and the third Mary is also present in the left background. This composition closely follows Italian prototypes from the sixteenth century. The modelling of the torso of Christ also suggests a date after Michelangelo in the Mannerist style. | Subjects: | Joseph of Arimathea) religion (Entombment | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Italian School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8873... | Go to resource |
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