Donatello, The Entombment (1447-50)
Nanto Stone, 139 x 188
cm.
Pulpit, Church of San
Lorenzo
Florence, Italy
The raised-arms gesture of the three women may derive from similar
portrayals of St. Mary Magdalen in earlier paintings of the Crucifixion
(example) and
the
Deposition (example).
More of the Entombment
Source: Web Gallery
of Art