LOMBARDO, Tullio
(b. ca. 1460, d. 1532, Venezia)

Monument of Andrea Vendramin (detail)

1480-95
Marble
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Beneath a splendid arch appears the doge laid on the catafalque supported by two eagles and a winged wheel. Surrounding the doge are three superb young candle-bearers.