ID: 700000431 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000431	Record Type: Movable Work

Catafalque et decoration funeraire faits dans la chapelle du chateau royal de Christiansbourg a Copenhacue a l'occasion du deces de Frederic V roy de Dannemarc et de Norvege le XXVI fevrier MDCCLXVI (etching (print); Bradt, Johannes Gotfred (printmaker, 1741-1770); published 1768; Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, ...; 551178; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 88))

Note: Impressions of the engraving were issued with Plans, coupes et élévations de l'église royale de Frederik V ... (1769); Christiansborg Castle was commissioned by Christian VI to become the royal residence. Several architects were involved with the design and building of the castle and its chapel between 1733 and 1745, including: Elias David Häusser (1687-1745), Niels Eigtved (1701-1754) and Lauritz de Thurah (1706-1759). The chapel seen in the print was destroyed by fire in 1794, and later rebuilt in Neoclassical style; Danish engraver and architect, who was active in Copenhagen and in Paris, where he died in 1770; The print depicts the catafalque designed by Nicolas-Henri Jardin for the obsequies of King Frederick V of Denmark, held in the royal chapel of Christiansborg Castle on February 26, 1766; The pyramidal catafalque stands on a platform decorated with funerary urns, allegorical figures and a personification of Death holding a scythe. An opening in the catafalque, in the shape of a triumphal arch, reveals the coffin of the late ruler. The facade of the catafalque bears an engraved inscription: "ANTE / DIEM" with the initials "FV" in a medallion. Figures stroll around the catafalque, their small size emphasizing the monumental scale of the funeral structure; Forms part of the Collection of festival prints, 1530-1887 (Special Collections accn. no. P910002). Published: 1768.

Titles:

Catafalque et decoration funeraire faits dans la chapelle du chateau royal de Christiansbourg a Copenhacue a l'occasion du deces de Frederic V roy de Dannemarc et de Norvege le XXVI fevrier MDCCLXVI (preferred,C,U,RP,French-P,U,U)

Catafalque in Christiansborg Castle for King Frederick V of Denmark in 1766 (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

etching (print) [300041365] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)

engraving (print) [300041340]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints)

prints (visual works) [300041273]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: published 1768

Creator Display:

Bradt, Johannes Gotfred (printmaker, 1741-1770) [preferred,GRISC]

artist Jardin, Nicolas-Henri (French architect, 1720-1799) Extent: work depicted [500016117]

printmaker Bradt, Johannes Gottfred (Danish engraver and architect, 1741-1770) [500353965]

Locations:

Current: Getty Research Institute, Special Collections (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500353615] Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 551178; (CMalG)1366-954; accession number: P910002** (FF. 88)

Credit Line: copyright J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Special Collections

Address Note: 1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688

Display Materials: 1 print: engraving, etching

	prints (visual works) [300041273]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

	engraving (printing process) [300053225]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

	etching (printing process) [300053241]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

Dimensions: plate mark 49.6 x 36.2 cm, on sheet ca. 50.1 x 36.4 cm

General Subject:

events (preferred)

interior architecture

architecture

history and legend

Specific Subjects:

	catafalques [300005906]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, funerary structures) (AAT)

	ephemeral structure [300007997]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by design>) (AAT)

	architecture (object genre) [300263552]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications)) (AAT)

	Rococo [300021155]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>) (AAT)

	Christiansborg slotskirke [700000374]
	.....(Christiansborg slotskirke [700000374], Built Works by class: residential structures [700009562], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	Baroque [300021147]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>) (AAT)

	festivals (celebrations) [300073472]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, celebrations) (AAT)

	Frederick V, King of Denmark (King of Denmark and Norway, 1723-1766) [500217400]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	funeral decorations [300378993]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, festival decorations) (AAT)

	funerals [300069162]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, cultural ceremonies, rites of passage) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Catafalque et decoration funeraire faits dans la chapelle du chateau royal de Christiansbourg a Copenhacue a l'occasion du deces de Frederic V roy de Dannemarc et de Norvege le XXVI fevrier MDCCLXVI Jardin.inv: ; JBradt.scu:.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Catafalque et decoration funeraire faits dans la chapelle du chateau royal de Christiansbourg a Copenhacue a l'occasion du deces de Frederic V roy de Dannemarc et de Norvege le XXVI fevrier MDCCLXVI	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) 551178
Catafalque in Christiansborg Castle for King Frederick V of Denmark in 1766	........ [VP]
	........ GRI Special Collections databases (1983-) note

Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]

....................... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)

Note:
English	..... [GRISC]
	..... GRI Special Collections databases (1983-)