Where to See Dead Christ in the Sepulchre in Milan

Working in tempera, Giovanni Bellini painted this devotional image of Christ's body in the tomb around 1460. The work uses tempera to create a solemn, contemplative scene.

Bellini was a master of Venetian painting. This early work is at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan.

You can see it at Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan in Milan, Italy. This tempera work is part of their permanent collection. Giovanni Bellini created it around 1460.

Giovanni Bellini, the Venetian Renaissance master This work dates to 1460 You can see it at Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.

Giovanni Bellini conveyed quiet, dignified grief in his devotional paintings. His dead Christ images combine physical realism with a gentle luminosity that transforms suffering into spiritual contemplation.

Working in tempera, Giovanni Bellini painted this devotional image of Christ's body in the tomb around 1460. The work uses tempera to create a solemn, contemplative scene.

Bellini was a master of Venetian painting. This early work is at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan.

You can see it at Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan in Milan, Italy. This tempera work is part of their permanent collection. Giovanni Bellini created it around 1460.

Giovanni Bellini, the Venetian Renaissance master This work dates to 1460 You can see it at Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.

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