Cœnotaphiorum (4), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.8 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), Freestanding tomb for a woman. The tomb is characterized by the effigy of a sleeping woman (gisant) placed on top of the tomb, with a crown and two dogs place by her feet. Above the woman's head sits a cherub holding a strapwork panel
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Cœnotaphiorum, 4, 1563, Etching, first state, four, sheet, 6 5/8 x 8 1/4, 16.8 21 cm, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Netherlandish, Leeuwarden, 1527–1606, Antwerp, Engraved by Johannes van Doetecum the elder, active, 1554–ca., 1600, died, 1605, Lucas Doetecum, 1554–72, died before, 1589, Freestanding tomb, woman, tomb, characterized, effigy, sleeping woman, gisant, placed, top, crown, two dogs, place, feet, head sits, cherub holding, strapwork panel
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