Entombment of Christ

1600

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Renaissance Baroque Religious Lamentation of Christ

Dominant colour

Entombment of Christ is a 1600 by Giuseppe Scolari, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Giuseppe Scolari
When & what style?: 1600 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows Christ’s body being lowered into a tomb. The figures stand in a dark space lit only by a single light source. Mary holds Jesus’ lifeless hand, her face twisted in grief. Scolari uses sharp contrasts between light and shadow. The light picks out the figures’ faces and the folds of fabric. The dark background pushes them forward. To see how this drama looks in three dimensions, check out the relief carvings in The Cleveland Museum of Art.