Cœnotaphiorum (15)

Various artists/makers

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Freestanding funerary monument placed in an interior. On top of the tomb the effigy of a sleeping man is placed. Above his head there is a panel flanked by statues of wild men. The lower end of the tomb is characterized by a panel left blank and framed by strapwork decorations. A cloaked man is visible on the right side of the print, within an archway. Below the image a Latin inscription is added consisting of four lines, divided over two columns.

Cœnotaphiorum (15), Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?)  Antwerp (?)), Etching; first state of four

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