The Entombment (Titian, 1559)
The Entombment | |
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Artist | Titian |
Year | 1559 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 137 cm × 175 cm (54 in × 69 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The Entombment is a 1559 oil-on-canvas painting by the
The painting is the second of this subject commissioned from Titian by Philip II of Spain. A smaller version of 1557 was lost on its journey to Spain. This second larger version was sent to Spain in 1559 along with Titian's Diana and Callisto and Diana and Actaeon, arrived at El Escorial in 1574, where it was displayed in the Iglesia Vieja (Old Church) beside two other paintings by Titian: his Adoration of the Magi and his 1567 second version of Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence. Titian copies elements of this painting in his later 1572 version given to Antonio Pérez.
Description
Five figures are shown accompanying the body of Christ, three of whom place Christ into the tomb: holding Christ's body is
The scene also depicts
The painting exhibits a style under development by Titian at the time, characterized by the use of broad brushwork and brilliant colours. It is now in the permanent collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid.[1]
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The Entombment of Christ, c.1520, Louvre
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The Burial of Christ, 1572, Prado
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Adoration of the Magi, 16th century, Prado
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Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1567, El Escorial
See also
References
- ^ a b c "TIZIANO Vecellio.Entombment". Web Gallery of Art. www.wga.hu. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
Bibliography
- Augusto Gentili, Tiziano, editore Giunti, 1990
External links
- Works by Titian in the collection of the Museo del Prado No. P440
- The Burial of Christ, 1559, Prado
- The Burial of Christ, 1572, Prado
- The Entombment of Christ, c.1520, Louvre
- Adoration of the Magi, 16th century, Prado