Entombment

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Anonieme meester (painters (artists))

Date

ca. 1400

Periods

14th century, 15th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

Very few panel paintings were done before Jan van Eyck’s time. This four-lobed medallion depicting a burial scene illustrates the transition from miniature painting – especially in its size and decorative background – to panel painting.

Public Domain

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Features

Artist / maker	Anonieme meester
Type	oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Categories	paintings (visual works) AAT, Decretaal beschermd topstuk
Materials	oil paint , panel
Dimensions	21.5 x 21 cm
Location	Work on display
Object number	1914-CF

Description

Subject

religious symbolism AAT

Tags

New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, Passion of Christ Iconclass, Christ's entombment (possibly by angels) Iconclass, Christ's body on or in the grave Iconclass, grave, tomb Iconclass, sarcophagus Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge Iconclass, the Jewish councillor Joseph of Arimathaea; possible attributes: Holy Grail, instruments of the Passion (e.g. three nails, crown of thorns) Iconclass, nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things Iconclass, loin-cloth ~ particularities of crucifixion scenes Iconclass, tears Iconclass, Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) Iconclass

Linked open data

Data PURL	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-CF
IIIF manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/115/manifest.json
LIDO XML	https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1914-CF

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