The Entombment, from The Passion of Christ

Christ's lifeless body is central, supported by figures in heavy drapery as they prepare to seal him in a rocky tomb. In the foreground, the crown of thorns lies on the ground near Mary Magdalene, who kneels in grief beside her ointment jar. The scene uses dense, swelling cross-hatching to create a sense of deep physical weight and sorrow within the cavernous space.

This work belongs to Goltzius's 'Passion' series, created in the 'protean' style that imitated historical masters like Lucas van Leyden to demonstrate the artist's technical and intellectual mastery. This exercise in stylistic mimicry relates to Renaissance Neoplatonic ideas regarding the artist as a creator who can assume any form, mirroring the multifaceted nature of the soul.