Entombment

Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo painted this Entombment around 1525, one of his Passion compositions for the Hermitage. Garofalo's Raphaelesque approach brought classical balance and emotional restraint to the dramatic Passion subject The Entombment of Christ invited viewers to contemplate the period between the Crucifixion and Resurrection, dwelling on grief, loss, and the anticipation of divine renewal Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-by-layer

The panel shows Garofalo's characteristic Raphaelesque composition with balanced figure grouping, warm Ferrarese palette, and the restrained emotional expression of his mature devotional style.