Current Location: In storage
Titles
The Entombment
Maker(s)
Sculptor:
Riccio, Andrea (Andrea Briosco)
Entities
Categories
Description
Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina. The body of the dead Christ is lowered into the tomb by St John and two bearded men. To the right is the Virgin attended by three women; to the left is a seated mourner and an old woman holding an ewer. In the background are mourners who raise their arms in lamentation.
Legal notes
Given by Alfred A. de Pass
Measurements and weight
Height: 11.8 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1933)
by
de Pass, Alfred A.
Dating
16th Century, Early
Production date:
circa
AD 1520
Note
April 1951: H.D. Molesworth said this was a poor ''after-cast''.
Label text from the exhibition ‘Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 7 March until 4 June 2017: This small but emotionally charged plaquette is crammed with figures mourning the dead Christ. They cry out in anguish and fling their arms into the air as his body is lowered into the tomb. The Virgin faints from unbearable grief. Riccio was a master sculptor and bronze caster; here Christ’s torso recalls classical sculptures that were greatly admired in Renaissance Italy.
School or Style
Renaissance
People, subjects and objects depicted
Materials used in production
Bronze
Techniques used in production
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.12-1933
Primary reference Number: 13887
Old object number: CM de P.15-1933
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
