Christ and the Maries (The Entombment)
1854

Ary SCHEFFER

Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurements: 55.4 × 45.6 cm
Inscription: inscribed in black paint l.l.: Ary Scheffer 1854.
Accession Number: 1426-3
Department: International Painting
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Henry Wagner, 1925
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location: 19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work: Ary Scheffer painted a large version of Christ and the Maries (Manchester City Art Gallery) in 1845, executing this smaller variant nine years later.
Subjects (general): Ceremonial and Funerary Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific): deaths Entombment of Christ (New Testament narrative) grief Jesus Christ (Christian character) mourners praying shrouds women (female humans)
Provenance: Collection of J. P. Gilkinet, Liege, until 1863; his sale, Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs, Paris, 18 April 1863, no. 17; purchased by Renault (dealer?); sold to William Graham (1817–85), Glasgow, c. 1863; collection of William Graham, Glasgow, until 1885; included in William Graham sale, Christie's, London, 2–10 April 1886 (sold 2 April), no. 82 ; from where purchased by Henry Wagner; collection of Henry Wagner 1886–1925; by whom donated to the NGV, 1925.

Frame

The frame on Ary Scheffer's Christ and the Maries (The Entombment) from 1854, is believed to be contemporary with the painting and an example of Gothic Revival, Nazarene frames.
Framemaker: Unknown - 19th century
Date: c.1854
Materials: timber, composition, gold leaf
Frame Condition: good original condition