🕊️ Faith & Scripture
The Entombment
Dieric Bouts · 1450
Why it's great
Friends lay Christ's body in the tomb in a rocky place, with each face showing sorrow. Dieric Bouts painted it in about 1450, and it was done in a thin, watery paint called distemper on linen rather than oil on wood.
Where to see it
📍 National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
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⬇ Hi-res download
3,463 × 4,226 px · 14.6 megapixels · prints up to about 12 × 14 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Dieric Bouts was a Dutch painter born in Haarlem around 1410 who moved to Leuven, in modern Belgium. He painted quiet, sad figures in carefully drawn rooms and landscapes. He died in 1475.
