The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb

Hans Holbein den yngre, 1520, Kunstmuseum Basel

‘The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb’ is a work by Hans Holbein d.y. (Germany, 1497–1543). It is dated 1520. It is part of the collection Kunstmuseum Basel. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint and panel. It measures 31 × 200 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include Jesus Christ, man, and corpse.

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