The Entombment
Andrea Andreani
1585
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut in black and burnt sienna, on white laid paper
Dimensions
41.8 × 32.3 cm (16 1/2 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
108930
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Androi Andreani reproduced the works of the major artists of his century-such as Raphael, Parmigianino, and Titian-in color woodcuts. This impressive composition honors Raffaellino da Reggio , a little-known Florentine painter of the mid-16th century. The work may have been commissioned by Giovanni de' Medici, the Italian general to whom the work is dedicated.