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sance cenotaphs of Ferdinand and Isabella 

 most probably the work of the Spanish sculptor, 

 Bartolome Ordonez. The two great sovereigns 

 are shown lying side by side, the faces expressing 

 infinite dignity and repose. At each corner of 

 the sepulchre is seated one of the four Doctors 

 of the Church, below whom is a Sphinx. Medal- 

 lions on two of the four sides represent respectively 

 the Baptism and Resurrection of Jesus, and St. 

 George and St. James. Beautifully done are 

 the figures of the Twelve Apostles, the escutcheons, 

 and, in fact, all the details of this grandiose but 

 unimpressive monument. 



The adjacent sepulchre of Ferdinand and 

 Isabella's daughter, the unhappy Queen Juana, 

 and of her husband, Philip L, the Handsome, 

 is inferior in design and execution. The heads of 

 the recumbent figures are not faithful portraits. 

 The reliefs represent the Nativity, the Adoration 

 of the Magi, the Agony in the Garden, and the 

 Entombment. In the niches are figures of the 

 Cardinal Virtues (not conspicuous in Philip 

 during life), and at the corners the statues of 

 Saints Michael, George, Andrew, and John the 

 Divine. Very beautiful are the figures of children, 

 and much of the heraldic decoration. The whole 

 is in the most florid style of the Renaissance, 

 and was carved at Genoa by order of Juana's 

 son, Charles V. 



