On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00441
- Author
- Titian [Vecellio di Gregorio Tiziano] (Italian)
- Title
- The Burial of Christ
- Chronology
- 1572
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 130 cm x 168 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and
the Virgin Mary place Christ in the
tomb offered by the first. They are
watched by Mary Magdalene and Saint
John the Evangelist, which is a
slight variation on the New
Testament story (Matthew 28, 57-61;
mark 15, 42-47; Luke 23, 50-55;
John 19, 38-42).
Another work on the same subject in
the Prado (P440), was commissioned
from Titian by Felipe II
(1556-1598) in 1557. The
differences in quality between the
two versions, which is the result
of a different degree of direct
participation by the artist, can be
seen in the figure of Christ, in
the scorzo of the Virgin, and in
the greater detail visible in the
earlier work.
This work was owned by Antonio
Pérez, Secretary of Felipe II
(1556-1598). It entered the Royal
Collection in 1585 and became a
part of the Prado Museum collection
in 1839.
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