The Entombment of Christ | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.130
People: School of Andrea Riccio (Andrea Briosco), Italian (Trent 1470 - 1532 Padua)
Title: The Entombment of Christ
Classification: Plaques
Work Type: plaque
Date: c. 1500-1510
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/227827

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Dimensions

11.7 x 16.2 x 1.6 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

label: reverse, black ink, printed: 118
label: reverse, black ink, handwritten: [55?]
label: reverse, paper: [gummed label, perforated quartered circle]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Therese Kuhn (Mrs. Herbert N.) Straus, New York, NY, Purchased in Rome, 1927, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977. Mrs. Straus's acquisition noted in will.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.130
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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