Title- "Entombment of Christ"
On oil canvas
Size- 9'91/2" x 6'71/2'"
Location- Musei Vaticani, Pinocoteca Rome
Within the seventeenth century, there were many great artists to made their name known around all of Europe. One artist in particular who became very well known was named Caravaggio. His work the “Entombment of Christ,” was a piece of work that inspired many artists. The way that Caravaggio portrayed Christ was being lowered from the cross into an open grave. Caravaggio, used light as a great sense of drama to make the viewer feel and see the pain.
In the painting, Caravaggio depicts a dead and lifeless Christ that all the light is focused on. He is being carried by his disciples, also portrayed are the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mary Cleophas. Caravaggio didn’t was not the type of artist who painted to make everything seem better than it was, he painted reality. That was a big reason to why he became well known, and highly criticized.
