1739
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Entombment [recto] is a 1739 ink by John Baptist Jackson, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a dark, shadowy forest with two figures in the center. One person is lying down, wrapped in cloth, while another stands beside them, holding a long staff. The background has trees, hills, and a distant building with crosses on top. The artist used deep contrasts between light and dark to create drama. The scene feels quiet but intense, with every line and shape adding to the mood. Look up woodcut to see how this print was made.
John Baptist Jackson (1701–1780) was a British artist, a woodcut printmaker of the eighteenth century.
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