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RECUMBENT EFFIGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Various Decorative Arts
DEF

[An] effigy ... usually placed on top of an empty cenotaph tomb chest or, less commonly, a sarcophagus which actually contained the body.

OBS

Recumbent effigy literally means a "likeness lying in repose." [Recumbent effigies are] life-size sculptures of deceased individuals wearing the costume of their station and lying supine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

[...] sculpture funéraire de l'art chrétien représentant un personnage couché (par opposition à orant ou priant) à plat-dos, vivant ou endormi (par opposition au transi).

Spanish

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