Where Is The Entombment? See It at National Gallery

Q: Where can I see The Entombment?

This painting is at the National Gallery in London. The museum has free admission and holds one of the world's finest collections of Renaissance paintings.

Q: Why is it unfinished?

Michelangelo abandoned many works, often called to other projects. The unfinished state reveals his working process, showing underdrawing and partially completed figures that scholars find invaluable for understanding his technique.

Michelangelo left this panel painting unfinished around 1500-01, showing Christ's body being carried to the tomb. Mourners struggle with the weight of the lifeless body, their muscular forms displaying Michelangelo's sculptural approach to painting. The incomplete state reveals his working methods and underdrawing.

This rare panel painting shows Michelangelo applying his understanding of anatomy and Renaissance ideals to a traditional religious subject. The unfinished areas provide fascinating insight into his painting technique. Now at the National Gallery in London.

This painting is at the National Gallery in London. The museum has free admission and holds one of the world's finest collections of Renaissance paintings.

Michelangelo abandoned many works, often called to other projects. The unfinished state reveals his working process, showing underdrawing and partially completed figures that scholars find invaluable for understanding his technique.

Michelangelo considered himself primarily a sculptor, though he created the Sistine Chapel ceiling. This early panel is rare evidence of his devotional painting and shows his sculptural approach to painted figures.

The Entombment

Where to See It

The Artist

More by Michelangelo

St. Anne with Virgin and Child Christ

Madonna and Child

Study to "Battle of Cascina"

Angel with Candlestick

Also at National Gallery

The Piazza San Marco towards the Basilica

The Japanis Bridge (Footbridge over the Water-Lily Pond)

Jesus Christ s Body Carried to the Tomb

Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Related Renaissance Works

Sistine Madonna

The Birth of Venus

The School of Athens

The Alba Madonna

Venus of Urbino

Venus with a Mirror

Laocoön

Pallas and the Centaur

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