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Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Etching after Raphael, 1506-7.

The dead Christ is lamented by his mother and disciples. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, 1853, after Raphael.

The deposition of Christ from the cross. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Niccolò da Cremona, 1518.

The dead Christ is borne to the tomb. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.

The dead Christ is lamented by the four holy women, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. Engraving by C. Cort, 1567.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Fontana.

Joseph of Arimathea watches as Roman soldiers roll a stone in front of Christ's tomb. Mezzotint by I. Jehner, 1794, after W. Hogarth.

The Virgin holds the dead Christ in her arms. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after A. Tiarini.

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

The holy disciple; or, the history of Joseph of Arimathea. ... To which is aded, [sic] meditations on the birth, life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Joseph, of Arimathea, Saint

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Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb. Etching after Raphael, 1506-7.

The holy disciple; or, the history of Joseph of Arimathea. ... To which is aded, [sic] meditations on the birth, life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Joseph of Arimathea watches as Roman soldiers roll a stone in front of Christ's tomb. Mezzotint by I. Jehner, 1794, after W. Hogarth.