Interior view inside the cathedral of notre dame in paris, france during the funeral ceremony for the queen of sardinia. Highly decorated interior space with high ceilings and long drapery. Skulls throughout decorative scheme; the figure of death in the form of a skeleton with long bat-like wings carrying a scythe and wearing a laurel leaf crown flies among a cloud of drapery near the top of the ceiling. At center, the queen's body raised up on a monument and covered by a shroud, underneath a large covered structure. Before her, a sculptural group featuring a male figure reclining upon a rock, two female figures reach for him at his left, two children at lower right, a fallen crown at their feet. Robed figures at either side form the bases of large candelabra and torches that illuminate the space, the many candles attached to linked wreaths. At their sides stand figures of men armed with swords and rifles, viewed from the back. At front, a row of monks sit facing towards the body. At either side, rows of figures sit for the funeral ceremony. Date: 1756. Dimensions: 91.4 × 61.1 cm (36 × 24 1/16 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Bound Print, Pompe funèbre d’Elisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine Reine de Sardaigne, en l’église de Notre Dame de Paris le XXIIE. SEPTEMBRE M.DCC.XXXXI. (Funeral of Elisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine, Queen of (CH 18221231)
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