a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

The Entombment
Artist: William Blake
 c. 1805    Painting

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The Entombment refers to the gospel of Luke, chapter 23 verses 53 and 55:
And he took it [the body of Jesus] down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

The Entombment of Christ
Artist: Titian
 1520    Painting

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This oil on canvas painting measures 148 cm × 212 cm (58 in × 83 in) and is located in the
Musée du Louvre, Paris.

(There is a second version of this painting dated 1559.)