Cœnotaphiorum (7)

Hans Vredeman de Vries|Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock

1563 · Etching; first state of four · Drawings and Prints

Freestanding funerary monument made up out of two main tiers. The lower tier is characterized by telamons shaped as one-legged, armless soldiers carrying the upper tier. On the upper tier a sleeping man (gisant) in his harnas is placed. He is surrounded by telamons which look like empty harnasses carring blank coats or arms who support the roof structure of the monument. Below the image a Latin text, made up out of four lines divided over two columns is placed.

Artist

Hans Vredeman de Vries|Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock

Date

1563

Medium

Etching; first state of four

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Phyllis D. Massar Gift, 2011