The Entombment
| Title | The Entombment |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
| Date | 1879 19th century |
| Medium | Green, blue, brown and touches of reddish bodycolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Darwin S. Morse, 1963 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Entombment” is a work by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, dated 1879. It is executed in green, blue, brown and touches of reddish bodycolor, heightened with white gouache (bodycolor) and classified as drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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