Who created "Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel"?

Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel was created by Anonymous, Flemish in ca. 1683.

When was "Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1683.

What medium is "Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel"?

Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel is Pen and ink with watercolor, wash and gilding.

Is "Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel" in the public domain?

Yes, Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel

Anonymous, Flemish

ca. 1683

Medium

Pen and ink with watercolor, wash and gilding

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (20.9 × 17.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2014

Accession Number

2014.658.12

Tags

Architecture

Art Historical Context

This delicate Flemish drawing, titled *Epitaph with Loge-Shaped Panel* created around 1683 by an anonymous artist, captures the ornate funerary art of the late Baroque era in the Spanish Netherlands. Epitaphs like this served as memorial inscriptions on tombs or monuments, often featuring heraldic lozenge shapes—diamond forms traditionally used for women's coats of arms or commemorative panels. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this sheet (8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.) exemplifies the meticulous preparatory sketches used by architects and designers for stone carvi...

Epitaph with Lozenge-Shaped Panel

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