Grablegung Christi
um 1780
Medium
Öl auf Kupfer
Dimensions
28 × 33 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
6161
Art Historical Context
### Grablegung Christi (The Entombment of ChristNestled in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Grablegung Christi* Martin Johann Schmidt, also known as Kremser (1716–1801), captures poignant moment from the Passion of Christ around 1780. This intimate oil painting on copper depicts the solemn lowering of Jesus' body into the tomb, a theme central to Christian devotion in Catholic Europe. Schmidt, a leading Austrian artist of the late Baroque and Rococo periods, masterfully blends dramatic emotion with refined elegance, reflecting the transition from opulent Baroque grandeur to lighter Rococo ...
About the Artist
Martin Johann Schmidt · 1718–1801
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