The Entombment
1518 | Albrecht Altdorfer
The Entombment and Resurrection (Inv. No. GG 6796) are from the predella (base) of the large winged altar at the Abbey of St. Florian in Upper Austria, which is Altdorfer’s principal work. While the other panels remained in St. Florian, these two, which complete the cycle of the Passion, came to the KHM. The painter created spatial depth by juxtaposing different scales: the largeformat figures of Mary and John in the foreground contrast with the small figures placing Christ in the open tomb in the middle ground.
The Entombment and Resurrection (Inv. No. GG 6796) are from the predella (base) of the large winged altar at the Abbey of St. Florian in Upper Austria, which is Altdorfer’s principal work. While the other panels remained in St. Florian, these two, which complete the cycle of the Passion, came to the KHM. The painter created spatial depth by juxtaposing different scales: the largeformat figures of Mary and John in the foreground contrast with the small figures placing Christ in the open tomb in the middle ground.
Artist:
Albrecht Altdorfer (um 1480 - 1538 Regensburg) DNB
Time:
1518
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
spruce wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 70,5 cm × 37,3 cm
Framed: 83 cm × 50 cm × 3 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6427
Provenance
Outside of the left predella wing of the Sebastian altar, which was donated by Provost Peter Maurer in 1508 for the collegiate church of St Florian; acquired from St Florian's monastery in 1923