# Entombment

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/richier-ligier-rb54c02efa1bedb/entombment-rca5d5218ae865b>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [RICHIER, Ligier](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/richier-ligier-rb54c02efa1bedb>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

Saint-Mihiel in northeastern France lies on the right bank of the Meuse River, 35 km south-southeast of Verdun. The town grew around a Benedictine abbey, founded in 709. The churches of Saint-Michel and Saint-Étienne have works by the 16th-century sculptor Ligier Richier, who was a native of the town.

## Related artworks

- [Tomb of René de Châlons \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/richier-ligier-rb54c02efa1bedb/tomb-of-ren-de-chlons-detail-rc05e1f798006c9>)
- [Tomb of René de Châlons](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/richier-ligier-rb54c02efa1bedb/tomb-of-ren-de-chlons-r66b42246bbe009>)
- [Tomb of René de Châlons](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/richier-ligier-rb54c02efa1bedb/tomb-of-ren-de-chlons-rfb9f709744f919>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)