1530
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Entombment is a 1530 ink by Parmigianino, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a group of figures gathered around a reclining body wrapped in cloth. One person kneels beside it, another leans in with a baby, and others stand or hover above, their faces soft but tense. The background is swirling, almost like smoke or wind, with trees and rocks that look rough and uneven. The artist used fine lines to create deep shadows and texture, especially in the cloth and hair. The scene feels crowded but quiet, like a moment frozen in time. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this technique works.
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503 – 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (UK: , US: , Italian: ; "the little one from Parma"), was an Italian Mannerist…
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