Study for the Entombment

Artist: Raphael
Artwork: Study for the Entombment
Description: Raphael’s Study for the Entombment is a preparatory drawing for the painting of the same name, which is now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. The drawing is executed in black chalk and heightened with white chalk on blue paper. It shows the figures of Christ, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea lowering the body of Jesus into the tomb. The drawing is a powerful and moving depiction of the Entombment, and it is considered one of Raphael’s finest works.
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