Cœnotaphiorum (24), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (23 x 15 cm), Hans Vredeman de Vries


Cœnotaphiorum (24), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (23 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 protruding avant-corps supported by telamons dressed as monks. In between, the effigy of a deceased man is placed


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