The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb – (Hans Holbein The Younger) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Hans Holbein The Younger

Style: Northern Renaissance

Topic: Christianity Religious Death Birth And Death Body People

Date: 1521

Museum: Öffentliche Kunstsammlung (Basel, Switzerland)

Technique: Oil

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The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb

is a masterpiece by Hans Holbein The Younger, housed in the prestigious Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. This renowned art museum is considered to be the most important museum of art in the country and houses the oldest public art collection in the world. Its lineage extends back to the Amerbach Cabinet, which included a collection of works by Hans Holbein purchased by the city of Basel and the University of Basel in 1661, making it the first municipally owned and therefore open to the public museum in the world.

A Masterpiece of Realism

The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb

is a striking example of Holbein's mastery of realism. The painting depicts a life-size image of Christ, lying in his tomb, with an extraordinary level of detail and accuracy. This work is considered to be one of the most realistic representations of the human body in the history of art.

Holbein's Influences

The young Holbein learned his craft in his father's workshop in Augsburg, a city with a thriving book trade, where woodcut and engraving flourished. Augsburg also acted as one of the channels through which Italian Renaissance ideas reached northern Europe. This influence can be noted most obviously in The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb, where Holbein displayed the influence of Early Netherlandish painters, particularly in his use of light and shadow.

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