The Entombment of Christ
ca. 1702
Medium
Oil and gold on copper
Dimensions
10 3/16 × 7 3/4 in. (25.9 × 19.7 cm) Framed: 17 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (45.1 × 40 × 3.8 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
Mexican
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 2013 Benefit Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.269
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created around 1702 by the Mexican artist Juan Rodríguez Juárez, *The Entombment of Christ* captures a poignant moment from the Passion narrative. The composition centers on the sorrowful figures lowering Christ’s body into the tomb, with the Virgin Mary prominently featured among the mourners. Painted in oil and gold on copper, this intimate work measures just over ten inches tall, suggesting it was intended for private devotion rather than a large church setting. As a product of colonial Mexico, the painting reflects the deep integration of European religious themes with local artistic trad...