Cœnotaphiorum (12)

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

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

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. Above his head a statue of a soldier is visible which supports a strapwork panel with the inscription 'GENUS INSUPERABILE BELLO'. Below the image a Latin inscription is placed made up out of four lines, devided over two columns.

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