WAM acquires 16th-century Heemskerck panel of the entombment

WAM acquires 16th-century Heemskerck panel of the entombment

The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) has acquired a painting of the entombment of Christ by Maerten van Heemskerck (1498–1574), a central panel that originally formed part of a 16th-century Netherlandish triptych. This significant acquisition marks a rare opportunity to reunite the panel with its donor wings, which have been on long-term loan to the Museum from the Selldorff family. Starting this summer, the painting and its donor wings will be displa…