Cœnotaphiorum (25)

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

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

Two designs for funeral monuments to be placed onto a wall. The monument on the left is characterized by a large painting of the Annunciation in the central compartment and a smaller depiction of God holding up the body of Christ (Gnadenstuhl). The monument on the right shows effigies of four kneeling men in front of a painting of the Last Judgement. a Latin inscription is added on a small panel below. Below the image as a whole a Latin inscription is added, consisting of eight 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