Design for the Tomb of Isabella of Austria
by GOSSART, Jan, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray ink, purplish gray wash, 274 x 470 mm
Gossart’s design is related to a royal commission. He was involved in designing a sepulchral monument for Charles V’s younger sister Isabella, who was called Elizabeth after her marriage to the king of Denmark, Christian II. She died in 1526 and was buried in Ghent. Christian commissioned the monument almost immediately, and Gossart seems to have been entrusted with the overall design. The present drawing represents a rejected design for the tomb.