The Entombment
Drawing
Second half 16th century (made)
Second half 16th century (made)
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Entombment; Mary, mother of James, assists to lower the body of Christ, while Mary Magdalen supports a foot. One of the group holds a crown of glory over the head of the fainting Virgin Mary.
Object details
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Title | The Entombment (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with brown wash |
Brief description | Drawing, 'The Entombment', by Hans Speckaert, Flemish school, Second half 16th century |
Physical description | Entombment; Mary, mother of James, assists to lower the body of Christ, while Mary Magdalen supports a foot. One of the group holds a crown of glory over the head of the fainting Virgin Mary. |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower right corner, in brown ink, Palma; and at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 251; and on the verso, in graphite, Andrea Schiavone. |
Gallery label | Hans Speckaert spent most of his brief career inRome. More than any of his predecessors, his art combined Netherlandish traditions with Italian sources, particularly the work of Raphael, Michelangelo and Parmigianino. The expressive hatching and flamboyant, stylised figures in this drawing are typical of Speckaert’s highly refined ‘Late Mannerist’ style, which influenced Netherlandish artists including Anthony van Dyck. |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
Object history | William Young Ottley (1771-1836), London (L.2664); Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798-1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869 |
Historical context | Formerly attributed to Andrea Schiavone and Palma Giovane. |
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Accession number | DYCE.251 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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