Current knowledge
Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) 749
Titian
The Entombment of Christ
Current measurements:
148cm x 212cm
Date:
c.1520
This grave picture by Titian, one of the high points of the painter’s career, came from the Mantua sale and formed a pair with no. 9 in this room (the Supper at Emmaus). It was certainly among the King’s most cherished possessions.
Van der Doort 1639
Titian
Burial of Christ, 6 almost-life-size, full-length figures
Sale Inventory c.1649-51
Walpole Society reference (1972):