Cœnotaphiorum (24)
Medium
Etching; first state of four
Dimensions
sheet: 9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (23 x 15 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Phyllis D. Massar Gift, 2011
Accession Number
2011.510.24
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th Flemish design with *Cœnotaphiorum (24)*, a masterful etching from 1563 created by architect Hans Vredeman de, engraved by the skilled brothers Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum, and published by Hieronymus. This first-state impression—measuring just 9 1/16 x 5 7/8 inches—captures Vredeman's visionary architectural fantasies, part of a renowned series showcasing elaborate cenotaphs, or monumental tombs for the illustrious dead. The print depicts a grand tomb structure adorned with caryatids—graceful female figures serving as columns—and references to Saint ...