Photographs

Entombment

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Type: Photographs(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1876
Accession number: 2000.5.2758
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
Designer: designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm.)
Medium: photograph
Description: Two male figures support the nude body of the dead Christ. Figure at left, bearded, supports Christ's body under the arms, figure at right, clean-shaven, supports Christ's body under the knees. Door of tomb visible at extreme right.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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