Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb

Questions for Bible study groups

  1. Look at the paintings below. Which one appeals to you most?
  2. Why have you chosen this particular painting?
  3. How has the artist shown the body and face of Christ? Of the people around Christ?
  4. What message/messages is the artist sending in this painting?

IN BRIEF: After his agony and death, Jesus’ body was lifted down from the cross and gently prepared for burial: he was wrapped in a linen shroud and placed in the newly built tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.

A number of people could testify to this, and to the fact that Jesus was really dead.

The Burial of Christ, Caravaggio

The Burial of Christ, Caravaggio

The Dead Christ, Mantegna

The Dead Christ, Mantegna

The Entombment of Christ, Juan de Juni

The Entombment of Christ, Juan de Juni

The Entombment of Christ, Carl Bloch

The Entombment of Christ, Carl Bloch

The Entombment of Christ, Fra Angelico

The Entombment of Christ, Fra Angelico

The Entombment, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612

The Entombment, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612

Lamentation over Christ, Peter Paul Rubens

Lamentation over Christ, Peter Paul Rubens

The Entombment, Dieric Bouts

The Entombment, Dieric Bouts

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