03 — ARTWORK
Tomb of Sir Joseph and Lady Elizabeth Nightingale
ROUBILIAC, Louis-François · 1761 →
- MEDIUM
- Marble
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
HOVER OR TAP A SWATCH FOR NAME, SHARE AND HEX. SAMPLED FROM THE IMAGE — INDICATIVE, NOT A PIGMENT ANALYSIS.
THIS REPRODUCTION DOWNLOAD THE FULL FILE ↓
- FILE
- 754 × 970 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
In the marvellously dramatic tomb of Lady Elizabeth Nightingale (1761), she is shown being attacked with a spear by Death (a hideous skeleton emerging from a vaultA roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when two barrel vaults intersect; and the rib vault, consistong of a framework of diagonal ribs supporting interlocking arches. The development of the various forms was of great structural and aesthetic importance in the development of church architecture during the Middle Ages.), while her husband vainly tries to keeptall, strong tower in medieval castles, used as an observation post and last refuge for those living in the castle, an, unlike the donjon, not designed for permanent habitation. him at baya vaulted division of a nave, aisle, choir, or transept along its longitudinal axis. (the skeleton was carved by Roubiliac's assistant Nicolas Read, c. 1733-87). The Nightingale monument clearly shows the influence of Bernini, whose work so impressed Roubiliac when he visited Rome in 1752.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
@online{wga-rbcbdd54d48258d,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Tomb of Sir Joseph and Lady Elizabeth Nightingale by ROUBILIAC, Louis-François},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804/tomb-of-sir-joseph-and-lady-elizabeth-nightingale-rbcbdd54d48258d},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
