# Entombment of Christ

- By: Federico Barocci (Urbino, 1528–1612)
- Date: 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](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1977-137--9c6b32bc32a239d2ffb0ab70057b2982)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/30f49266495b7eabd92027fbf556beaf.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.