Cœnotaphiorum (10)

Various artists/makers

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Freestanding funerary monument, shaped like a tomb and placed underneath a baldachin. The tomb is decorated with strapwork and on top of the tomb the effigy of a sleeping man (gisant) is placed. In the background on the right a round, opened doorway is visible through which four individuals can be seen. Above the door is an arch shaped window where two more people have been dipicted. Below the image a Latin inscription is placed, consisting of four lines divided over two columns.

Cœnotaphiorum (10), Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?)  Antwerp (?)), Etching; first state of four

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