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Entombment of Christ
Also titled Graflegging van Christus
Federico Barocci (Urbino, 1528–1612)
c. 1578 - c. 1579
- Medium
- charcoal stick, paper, wood (plant material), linen (material), pastel (crayon), chalk
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 1130 mm x width 904 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
In preparation for his paintings, Frederico Barocci made numerous studies of figures and drapery, as well as compositions. This large work drawing, also called a cartoon, is part of the final phase of the preparations. The emphasis is on the distribution of light and shadow with which he modelled the figures. The white highlights accentuate the figure of Christ, making him stand out against the dark background.
