The Entombment

This relief representing the Entombment was made in about 1500 in Germany, possibly by Ludwig Jupan von Marburg.

This group which must have formed part of an altarpiece of the Passion of Christ, was originally acquired as German, early 16th century. Later it was thought to be Flemish. Subsequently it was considered to be Lower Rhenish or Westphalian.

The relief consists of nine pieces of wood joined together with several small wooden dowels and it shows Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea placing the body of Our Lord in the tomb, around which are gathered the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist and the three Maries.