Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance (1870)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Bickers & Son · leaf 587
the wall just above, or not far from, thegrave, with an epitaph and sculptural ornaments. Some of these tabletswere mounted upon two columns attached to the wall, or placed upon apillar. Before the time when statues on tombs were represented in a kneelingposture, the sculptor often represented the… … Fig. 362,-Mausoloum of Philip II., King of Spain, near the high altar in the Escurial. Thisgroup of gigantic statues in bronze gilt is by Leoni. The king, kneeling in front of aprie-dieu, is arrayed in a mantle, upon which are represented the coats-of-arms of his differentstates. Beside him are his…
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