Cœnotaphiorum (12), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), Hans Vredeman de Vries


Cœnotaphiorum (12), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 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), Funerary monument, shaped like a tomb and on one side placed against a wall. The monument is characterized by a portico of Ionic pillars surrounding the body of the tomb. On top of the tomb the effigy of a sleeping man (gisant) in harnas is placed


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