The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb | Hans Holbein the Younger | 1520-22 Select Size:60" x 12" The work exemplifies his departure

The work exemplifies his departure from traditional Western art and his exploration of new artistic horizons

viewed from a unique

Created after his arrival in Milan for an altarpiece commissioned by the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception

each absorbed in their own reaction

subtly divided into a grid that is painted with slight variations in hue and form

The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb | Hans Holbein the Younger | 1520-22 Select Size:60" x 12" The work exemplifies his departureAbout the artwork: Hans Holbein the Youngers The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb (15201522) presents an unflinchingly realistic depiction of Christ's lifeless body, stretched horizontally in a narrow, claustrophobic tomb. Stripped of divine radiance, Christs corpse is emaciated, rigid, and marred by signs of death an unsettling portrayal that strips away traditional notions of triumphant resurrection and confronts viewers with the brutal finality