Grablegung
The Entombment of Jesus Christ
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg

The Entombment of Jesus Christ, ca. 1510-1520

ArtistHans Thoman (?) Master of Ottobeuren, mentioned ca. 1510–1520
MediumLime, original version with minor additions
(H x W)58,5 × 37 cm
Place of originOberschwaben, Deutschland
Status
not on display
About the workThe two relief panels show scenes from the Passion of Jesus Christ and were probably part of a winged altar. Such carvings offered the possibility of depicting the biblical narrative in chronological images and served above all to inform the illiterate about the most important Christian beliefs. The carver of these two panels has not yet been clearly identified. It could be by the artist Hans Thoman from Memmingen, who is named after his main work in the Benedictine abbey church in Ottobeuren near Memmingen.
AccessionAcquisition 1929
Provenance[...]; o.D. Sammlung Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen; 25.5.1929 angekauft
Inventory numberP 1929-130
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