Cœnotaphiorum (13)

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

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

Freestanding tomb in an interior characterized by naked children carrying a lance and a shield standing on consoles along the edges of the tomb. Behind the tomb is a second funerary monument with the effigies of a kneeling man and woman, flanked on the left by a painting of Christ carrying the Cross. On the right side another room with two people in it is visible through an archway. Below the image a Latin inscription is added consisting of four lines, divided 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