The Entombment of Christ

17th century

Nicolaes Ryckemans Flemish, 1595-1627

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About the Artwork

Title The Entombment of Christ

Artwork Date 17th century

Artist Nicolaes Ryckemans

Life Dates 1595-1627

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Flemish

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Engraving printed in black on laid paper

Dimensions plate: 11 x 7 3/4 in. 27.9 x 19.6 cm sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. 28.5 x 20.6 cm

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 09.1S1048

Markings

Signed In plate, lower right of image: Nicolaes Ryckemans Sculp

Inscriptions In plate, lower center: P. P. Rubens in.; below image: Aspicients in Auctorem fidei et Consumatorem Iesum. Ad. Hebr. 12.

Marks Watermark: vertical letters, center top edge; stamp in red, verso: St. John Dent (Lugt 2373)

Provenance

St. John Dent, London and Milton

G. Lauser, London, Aug. 1897

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RUBENS AND HIS ENGRAVERS, London: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., Nov 22-Dec 10, 1977, no 95.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Nicolaes Ryckemans, The Entombment of Christ, 17th century, engraving printed in black on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1048.

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