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Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.

The three holy women lament over the dead body of Christ. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1800, after Maria Cosway, 1799.

Saint Helen. Colour woodcut.

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. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Fontana.

Witchcraft: a witch and a devil making a nail with which to make a boy lame. Woodcut, 1720.

The Virgin and Saint Mary Magdalene lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by L. Kilian after H. von Aachen.

Bent nails protruding from the lid of an opened crate. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

A bent and rusty nail; advertising tetanus vaccination. Colour lithograph after B. Chadebec, 1987.

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 taken down from the cross; he is laid into a tomb. Engraving after M. de Vos.

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

The Virgin and Saint Mary Magdalene lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by L. Kilian after H. von Aachen.

A bent and rusty nail; advertising tetanus vaccination. Colour lithograph after B. Chadebec, 1987.

Christ's body is taken down from the cross; he is laid into a tomb. Engraving after M. de Vos.

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