Tomb of Henry Savile (d.1622), with Philosophers, Fame and Angels
Tomb of Henry Savile (d.1622), with Philosophers, Fame and Angels
Tomb of Henry Savile (d.1622), with Philosophers, Fame and Angels

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A funerary monument and architectural altarpiece surrounded by statues of Chrysostom, Ptolemy, Euclid and Tacitus, with two reading putti and an angel (or possibly Fame) playing the trumpet.

Merton College, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

Tomb of Henry Savile (d.1622), with Philosophers, Fame and Angels

Date

17th C

Medium

marble & polychrome stone

Measurements

H 487 x W 243 x D (?) cm

Accession number

MCSc10

Work type

Tomb or mausoleum

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Merton College, University of Oxford

Merton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4JD England

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