Shrines

Design for a wall monument or tabernacle to contain a monstrance: half elevation

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Duquesnoy, Francesco (1597-1643)

NOTES: Part of the Burlington Devonshire Collection, this drawing is attributed to Francesco Duquesnoy.

Sketch of two gondoliers' shrines from Venice and a pillar shrine from Florence

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Sketch of a wall shrine in Venice featuring an angel figure surmounting two shields

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Design showing a domed tabernacle set on a supporting arched structure

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NOTES: This design is by an unidentified 18th century Italian architect.

Design for an altarpiece or shrine, with painting of St. Francis in a central niche flanked by terms holding emblems, surmounted by a canopy

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NOTES: This design is by an unidentified 17th century Dutch or Flemish draughtsman.

View of a shrine with steps leading to the river, Jehanabad, Bihar

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Shrine with steps seen from the River Ganges, Nabusta, Uttar Pradesh

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Tomb of Gul Baba, Budapest: the entrance

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NOTES: Gul Baba (d.1541), also known as Cafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. This octagonal tomb was built in 1543-1548 and is a shrine for Muslims.

Tomb of Gul Baba, Budapest: the rear elevation

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NOTES: Gul Baba (d.1541), also known as Cafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. This octagonal tomb was built in 1543-1548 and is a shrine for Muslims.