Holbein: The Dead Christ in the Tomb

Holbein: The Dead Christ in the Tomb (1521–22) in the Kunstmuseum Basel art museum

The Dead Christ in the Tomb (1521–22), a startlingly elongated panel (approx. 32 × 202 cm) commissioned by Bonifacius Amerbach, whose superb portrait (1519) by Holbein is also in Basel.

Titel: Der tote Christus im Grab
Künstler: Hans Holbein d. J.
Entstehungszeit: 1521–1522
Material / Technik: Öl auf Lindenholz

Inventar-Nr.: Inv. 318
Objekt-ID: 969

Copyright: Bilddaten gemeinfrei – Kunstmuseum Basel
Creditline: Kunstmuseum Basel, Amerbach-Kabinett
Photo Credit: Jonas Hänggi