DrawingsItalian16th century

Entombment of Christ

16th century

Artists

Polidoro da CaravaggioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over traces of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22 x 19.4 cm (8 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Colnaghi, New York, May 1984; Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston; gift to Harvard Art Museum, 2008

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