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The Entombment: 1518a

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Entombment

Maker(s)

Painter: Master of the S. Ursula Legend

Entities

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Description

These two pictures (see no. 1518b) are on the inner and outer sides of the right wing of a triptych.

Notes

History note: Wynne Ellis sold Christie's, 27 May 1876 (48), bt. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., father of the donor

Measurements and weight

Height: 31.7 cm
Width: 12 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1929) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart

Note

The left wing of the triptych, 'The Crucifixion, with an Abbot Saint', is part of the Johnson Collection, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Cat. 322a)

School or Style

Flemish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Grisaille oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1518a
Primary reference Number: 1656
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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