Jesus’ burial
Jesus’ body is placed in the tomb
Questions for Bible study groups
- Look at the paintings below. Which one appeals to you most?
- Why have you chosen this particular painting?
- How has the artist shown the body and face of Christ? Of the people around Christ?
- 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](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Burial-of-Christ-Caravaggio-.jpg)
The Burial of Christ, Caravaggio
![The Dead Christ, Mantegna](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Dead-Christ-Mantegna-.jpg)
The Dead Christ, Mantegna
![The Entombment of Christ, Juan de Juni](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Entombment-of-Christ-Juan-de-Juni-.jpg)
The Entombment of Christ, Juan de Juni
![The Entombment of Christ, Carl Bloch](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Entombment-of-Christ-Carl-Bloch-.jpg)
The Entombment of Christ, Carl Bloch
![The Entombment of Christ, Fra Angelico](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Entombment-of-Christ-Fra-Angelico-.jpg)
The Entombment of Christ, Fra Angelico
![The Entombment, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Entombment-Peter-Paul-Rubens-1612-.jpg)
The Entombment, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612
![Lamentation over Christ, Peter Paul Rubens](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lamentation-over-Christ-Peter-Paul-Rubens-.jpg)
Lamentation over Christ, Peter Paul Rubens
![The Entombment, Dieric Bouts](https://www.jesus-story.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The-Entombment-Dieric-Bouts-.jpg)
The Entombment, Dieric Bouts