Cœnotaphiorum (27), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 9 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( x 15 cm), Hans Vredeman de Vries


Cœnotaphiorum (27), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 9 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( x 15 cm), Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)), Engraved by Johannes van Doetecum the elder (Netherlandish, active 1554–ca. 1600, died 1605), Engraved by Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589), Architectural wall tomb consisting of two vertical tiers. The lower tier is characterized by a deep niche in the middle in which a tomb is placed. The upper tier shows the effigies of a kneeling man and woman on either side of a small altar


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