The Entombment, from "The Passion of Christ"
Jan Muller|Lucas van Leyden
ca. 1615–20
Medium
Engraving; second state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (11.7 x 7.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.110
Tags
SadnessMenEntombmentChristVirgin Mary
About the Artist
Jan Muller|Lucas van Leyden · 1571–1628
**Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571–1628)** Born in Amsterdam in 1571, Jan Harmensz. Muller grew up immersed in the world of printmaking, as the son of the prominent engraver, publisher, and book printer Harmen Jansz. Muller. He studied under his father, mastering the engraving trade within the family business, The Gilded Compasses. Around 1589, Muller joined the workshop of Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem...