Entombment
Iconography: Entombment
Date: XV century. 1497
Iconographic school/art center: The Rostov icon-painting school
Origin: The icon was formerly part of a festival row in the Cathederal of the Dormition in the St.Cyril – Belozersky monastery.
Material: Wood, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 84 cm, width 66 cm
A scene of Jesus Christ’s entombment is depicted against a rocky background. The coffin with Jesus Christ is surrounded by the Holy Virgin, John the Baptist, Christ’s secret disciples St. Joseph of Arimathea and St. Nicodemus, and the myrrh-bearers.
Inv. № 185. © The Andrey Rublyov Museum of Medieval Russian Culture and Art
Bibliography:
Музей древнерусского искусства имени Андрея Рублева. А.А.Салтыков. Ленинград.1989. Каталог. 41
General view
Fragment 1. The entombment scene
3. FragmeThe Mother of Christ bending over the body of Christ
Fragment 3. John the Baptist
Fragment 4. Joseph of Arimathea