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The Entombment: 22.I.5-133

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Entombment

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1530

Note

Second version (figures facing to the right). Later impression: the drypoint lines are worn down.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.5-133
Primary reference Number: 128026
Bartsch: 5
Illustrated Bartsch: 5 (8)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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