Caption

Sarcophagus of Margareta Brahe, Duchess of Hesse-Homburg; engraved by Johann Philipp Thelott 1638–1671. Coffin depiction; German style. Subject: Margareta Abrahamsdotter Brahe Duchess of Hesse-Homburg; 1603–1669. Includes hourglasses clocks. Dated after 1669. Print; height 32 cm, width 45.2 cm., An engraved scene in monochrome tones of black, gray, and off-white shows an ornate stone chest or sarcophagus raised on two plinths, decorated with carved lion head rings and intricate scrollwork; the chest has a sloped lid also covered in ornate relief panels and cartouches, and a few sculpted rosettes and ribbon-like drapery along its upper edge. Above the chest floats a large oval wreath held by hands emerging from billowing clouds on either side, with a flowing ribbon element beneath the wreath. The setting appears architectural with a patterned floor of alternating light and dark tiles and a paneled wall or columns framing the composition; shading and crosshatching create depth and texture throughout the image. The overall palette is shades of black and gray on a cream paper background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A33_203

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Rights managed

Available size

73.2Mb (5.8Mb) / 20.0in x 14.2in / 6000 x 4265 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sarcophagus Margareta Brahe Duchess Hesse-Homburg engraved Johann Philipp Thelott 1638–1671 Coffin depiction German style Subject Margareta Abrahamsdotter Brahe Duchess 1603–1669 Includes hourglasses clocks Dated 1669 Print height 32 cm width 45.2 cm engraved scene monochrome tones black gray off-white ornate stone chest sarcophagus raised two plinths decorated carved lion head rings intricate scrollwork chest sloped lid also covered ornate relief panels cartouches sculpted rosettes ribbon- drapery upper edge chest floats large oval wreath held hands emerging billowing clouds side flowing ribbon element beneath wreath setting architectural patterned floor alternating light dark tiles paneled wall columns framing composition shading crosshatching create depth texture image palette shades cream paper background.