The Entombment
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Entombment is a 1850 by John Charles Bromley, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This black-and-white print shows a group of people carefully lowering a naked body into a tomb. The figures are dressed in loose robes, and one woman holds the body’s head while another reaches up toward it. The scene is dark, with only a few patches of light on the faces and hands. The title at the bottom says *The Entombment*, so this is a religious scene about burial. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to make the figures stand out. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works in other art.
