The Entombment, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (23.8 × 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1919
Accession Number
19.52.56
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the early 16th century, Northern Renaissance art flourished in Germany, Hans Schäufelein, a talented pupil of Albrecht Dürer, created this poignant woodcut for *Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi (Mirror of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ), authored by Ulrich Pinder and printed Friedrich Peypus in 1507. Titled *The Entombment*, it the solemn moment after Christ's crucifixion, with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, andners tenderly preparing his body for burial—a scene rich in emotional depth and devotional fervor, central to late medieval piety. Woodcuts like this one were ...
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Ulrich Pinder|Friedrich Peypus · 1480–1540
Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480–c. 1540) was a German painter and graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance whose career placed him at the heart of one of the most dynamic artistic environments in European history. As a young man, he entered the workshop of Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg, an experience that proved decisive: Dürer's meticulous approach to draughtsmanship, his mastery of printmaking, and hi...