Funerary Stele buy by Cornelis de Bruyn 1714

This Beautiful ORIGINAL engraving shows us Funerary stele

Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt, carved in stone and usually painted, were permanent monuments to the deceased. While normally embedded in walls or floors near the tomb, some were part of larger structures. Their decorations include scenes of paradise and symbols of the Christian Church.

RUYN, Cornelis de. Voyage to the Levant, that is to say, to the principal places of Asia Minor, to the islands of Chios, Rhodes, & Cyprus &c. As well as in the most considerable cities of Egypt, Syria, and the Holy Land; enriched with more than two hundred intaglios, where are represented the most famous cities, countries, towns, & other things worthy of note, all drawn from nature, Paris, Guillaume Cavelier, 1714.

Cornelis de Bruyn (1652 – 1726/7) was a Dutch artist and traveler. He made two large tours and published illustrated books with his observations of people, buildings, plants and animals.

De Bruijn made secret drawings of Jerusalem, then part of the Ottoman Empire. His drawings of Palmyra are copies. De Bruijn reached Cyprus and stayed among the Dutch merchants in Smyrna and Constantinople.

Maps provide us a snapshot in history and they show us the historical significance of the city we live or travel.

This is an ORIGINAL antique print NOT a reproduction.

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Sizes: 24cm x 35,5cm

Condition: Good

Passe-partout included.
Frame is not included.

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