Cœnotaphiorum (10), 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 funerary monument, shaped like a tomb and placed underneath a baldachin. The tomb is decorated with strapwork and on top of the tomb the effigy of a sleeping man (gisant) is placed. In the background on the right a round, opened doorway is visible through which four individuals can be seen
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Cœnotaphiorum, 10, 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 funerary, monument, shaped, tomb, placed underneath, baldachin, decorated, strapwork, top, effigy, sleeping man, gisant, placed, background, right, round, opened doorway, visible, four individuals
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