ECL-Bn.14:7-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.14:7-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: lion hunt
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
A warrior leads his horse to right through an arch on left. Virtus accompanies the huntsman in the centre, who attacks the lion. A female sinks wounded to the ground by a fallen deer in centre foreground. On right are two men on foot and a huntsman on horseback. Trees grow in the background.
Beneath the scene is the inscription: QUE STABANT VIX HOSPITIBUS SPECTANDA SEPULCHRA QUILIBET ARBITRIO IAM VIDET ILLA SUO. MF/
ROMAE IN IMPLUVIO S.PETRI
Beneath the scene is the inscription: QUE STABANT VIX HOSPITIBUS SPECTANDA SEPULCHRA QUILIBET ARBITRIO IAM VIDET ILLA SUO. MF/
ROMAE IN IMPLUVIO S.PETRI
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 265mm
width (actual size): 413mm
width (actual size): 413mm
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
Date
c.1550