Graflegging
Battista Franco
1508 - 1561
Medium
etching
Dimensions
430; 575
About this artwork
Het dode lichaam van Christus wordt door Jozef van Arimatea en Nikodemus met een doek in het graf gelegd. Maria en Johannes de Evangelist staan achter het graf. Maria Magdalena knielt naast het graf. Andere mannen kijken toe.
About the Artist
Battista Franco · 1510–1561
Battista Franco, known as il Semolei, was born in Venice around 1510, though his career unfolded largely in Rome and at the courts of central and northern Italy. He came to Rome in his twenties and immediately fell under two powerful spells: the inexhaustible riches of classical antiquity and the overwhelming presence of Michelangelo. Franco spent years making drawings after ancient sculptures and...