Why it matters
A life-size, stretched and emaciated Christ lies in his tomb, his face, hands and feet shown as realistic dead flesh. Holbein depicts the dead Son of God as having suffered the fate of an ordinary human.
Did you know?
- It was painted between 1520 and 1522.
- It measures only 30.5 × 200 cm.
- Christ's eyes and mouth are left open.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb (CC BY-SA 4.0).
