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Object Type
print
Museum number
F,1.53
Description
The entombment; within a ruined building with large arches Christ's body is transported on a shroud carried by three men; Mary Magdalene holds Christ's arm and hand; to the left a distraught Mary sits against a wall; after Floris. 1554 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Cornelis Bos
After:
Frans Floris
School/style
Netherlandish
Production date
1554
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
385 millimetres
Width:
285 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See C.van de Velde, 'Frans Floris (1519/20-1570): leven en werken', Brussels, 1975, p. 402, no. 35.
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(44)
(Frans Floris)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(34)
Schéle 1965 / Cornelis Bos: A study of the origins of the Netherland grotesque
(31)
Wouk, Frans Floris / Frans Floris (1519/20-1570): Imagining a Northern Renaissance.
(44)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
entombment
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
(probably)
Acquisition date
1753
Acquisition notes
Philipe's stamp has been washed out, but the print belongs with others that come from Sloane
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
F,1.53