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Dark painting of an entombment: a white-wrapped body is lowered in a rocky cave, surrounded by mourners in shadow, with light breaking through stormy clouds at left.

The Entombment

A dark oil painting of an entombment: a pale, cloth-wrapped body is lowered among mourners in a rocky cave while figures in shadow crowd the foreground. Warm light breaks through a stormy sky at the left, lighting the robed men gesturing and the rough stone walls.

Artist
Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (mentioned on object)
Date
1640-1652
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3166 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1652.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El entierro de Cristo

Una oscura pintura al óleo del entierro: un cuerpo envuelto en tela blanca es bajado entre dolientes en una cueva rocosa, mientras figuras en sombra llenan el primer plano. Una luz cálida atraviesa un cielo tormentoso a la izquierda, iluminando a los hombres con túnicas que gesticulan y las paredes de piedra áspera.

Português: O Sepultamento

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