The Entombment by Rembrandt van Rijn was created in 1635/39 and is in Alte Pinakothek München. The size of the work is 92,5 x 68,9 cm and is made of oil on canvas.
About the Work
The so-called ‘Passion Cycle’ was painted for the stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange. The six paintings however do not form a cohesive entity as central events in the life and passion of Christ are missing. It is probable that the stadtholder’s death in 1647 prevented the execution of subsequent scenes. The works were not created according to the sequence of events recorded in the gospels—Rembrandt completed ‘The Deposition’ in 1633, whereas ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’ was not finished until 1646.