The Entombment, from the Soest Altarpiece, Above a sarcophagus with profiled top and bottom, Nicodemus (?) On the left holds Christ's body, the head and part of the shoulders missing. Behind the sarcophagus Maria, who is holding her son's right arm with both hands. Remains of a hand against Maria's left elbow (John?). To the right of the lining a hand and a forearm (Joseph of Arimathea?). Maria wears a dress with a scarf and a cloak over her head. The man with a must have a dress with short sleeves, trimmed with fur, over a long undergarment with long sleeves, over it a two-piece dress, the sides of the front and back have a flat fur edge and are held together by an agrafe, Christ's entombment (possibly by angels), Master of the Soest Altarpiece, Utrecht, c. 1475 - c. 1500, oak (wood), gilding, h 45.5 cm × w 41 cm × d 16.5 cm
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