Design for a monumental tomb

Inventory number: CVH 487
Bollaert & Moortgat

Design: a monumental tomb in the form of a sarcophagus, on a base with volutes ending in lion’s paws, resting on a trestle-table, to which a canvas is fastened, intended as an inscription table with, as the initial letters, DOM. On the sarcophagus is a medallion with, on the front, a portrait, in relief, of a man, held up, for all to see, by two putti. On the pedestal of the sarcophagus is a medallion with four figures: the Parcae (the Roman goddesses of fate or destiny) with the metaphorical threads of life(?).

Artist:

anonymous (Antwerp)

Dating:

1600-1699

Material:

Black and brown ink on paper

Dimensions:

275 x 187 mm

Marks :

Inscription on the painting of the gravestone and bottom left on the edge.

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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