The Entombment

Description

Androi Andreani reproduced the works of the major artists of his century-such as Raphael, Parmigianino, and Titian-in color woodcuts. This impressive composition honors Raffaellino da Reggio , a little-known Florentine painter of the mid-16th century. The work may have been commissioned by Giovanni de' Medici, the Italian general to whom the work is dedicated.

The Entombment

Andrea Andreani

1585

Accession Number

108930

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut in black and burnt sienna, on white laid paper

Dimensions

41.8 × 32.3 cm (16 1/2 × 12 3/4 in.)

Classification

woodcut

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections