The Entombment with Three Birds
| Title | The Entombment with Three Birds |
|---|---|
| Artist | Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, after Andrea Mantegna |
| Date | c.1500/1504 16th century |
| Medium | engraving |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Rosenwald Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Entombment with Three Birds” is a work by Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, after Andrea Mantegna, dated c.1500/1504. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. 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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The artist
This work is attributed to Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, after Andrea Mantegna. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to c.1500/1504. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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