The tin sarcophagus of Stephan Bathory is a work of an extremely interesting ideological programme. It was executed in Gdansk in 1587 by Daniel Giesseler (I) whose house mark can be found on the piece. The sarcophagus rests on six lion figures. The lid features The Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross as well as an extended inscription glorifying the merits of the late King. The longer sides feature four Cardinal Virtues accompanied by historical figures personifying their opposites; in one: Prudentia and Sextus Tarquinius as well as Temperantia and Sardanapalus; in the other: Fortitudo and Holofernes as well as Iustitia and Nero. The presentations of the Cardinal Virtues are directly modelled on graphic works, namely a print series by the Antwerp draughtsman and etcher Hans Collaert (I) presenting theological and Cardinal Virtues. Executed after Crispijn van den Broeck’s drawings, it was published in Antwerp in 1576.
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