The Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea

The Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this Lamentation and Entombment scene, the frail attenuated body of Christ is laid into the tomb by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, as the Virgin Mary, supported by Saint John, looks on. Christ’s body is tilted toward the viewers so that they, too, may share in the sorrow of the moment.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of ArimatheaThe Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of ArimatheaThe Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of ArimatheaThe Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of ArimatheaThe Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.