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The Entombment
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
80.5 × 64.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
France
Accession Number
3028-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1953
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Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
burials deaths Entombment of Christ (New Testament narrative) Jesus Christ (Christian character) men (male humans) Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative) shrouds

Frame

The frame on Gericault’s Entombment takes the form of a Louis XIV revival frame, built from gilded composition ornament on a wooden base.

Framemaker
Unknown - 19th century
Materials

timber, composition, gold leaf