Cœnotaphiorum (5), 1563, Etching; first state of four, sheet: 6 9/16 x 8 1/4 in. (16.7 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 funeral monument in two tiers. The monument is characterized by cariatids shaped like sitting dogs (greyhounds?) in the lower tier. The upper tier has Ionic pillars instead. Below the image is a Latin inscription made up out of six lines, divided over two columns
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Cœnotaphiorum, 5, 1563, Etching, first state, four, sheet, 6 9/16 x 8 1/4, 16.7 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 funeral, monument, two tiers, characterized, cariatids shaped, sitting dogs, greyhounds?, lower tier, upper, Ionic pillars, image, Latin inscription, up out, six lines, divided, columns
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