Design for a Funeral Monument (Preparatory Drawing for a Print)
This drawing is a preparatory sheet by Schübler for a print in a series devoted to designs for funerary monuments. The current design presents a funerary monument placed in a deep niche decorated with draperies lined with ermine fur. The monument rests on top of a platform which has two steps on which candles and incense burners have been placed. The base of the monument is U-shaped and is decorated with draperies. A tomb is placed on top and carries a crowned coat of arms and a panel for an inscription. Two mourning putti are placed on either side. Rising over the tomb is a tapered column decorated by a trophy with symbols of good rulership and crowned by a bust of a Roman emperor.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Funeral Monument (Preparatory Drawing for a Print)
- Artist: Johann Jakob Schübler (German, Nuremberg 1689–1741 Nuremberg)
- Date: 1724–41
- Medium: Pink wash, pen and black ink with gray washes
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 x 6 11/16 in. (27.5 x 17 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.537
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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