The Tomb of the Cid in the Monastery of Burgos · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Tomb of the Cid in the Monastery of Burgos
Subject: Death; Tomb
Period: 1900-1950;
Geographic: Spain
Description: This image shows the tomb of the Cid in his hometown of Burgos. Prior to being entombed, his body had sat embalmed in a chair next to the altar of the church, and had apparently performed several miracles. A figure dressed in black stands on the left of the tomb, which is surrounded by a rail.
Image Creator: Harry McVickar (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11889
Language: eng
Source Name: Stories from the Chronicle of the Cid, by Mary Wright Plummer, Author of “Roy and Ray in Mexico,” “Roy and Ray in Canada,” etc.
Parent Collection: 1910 New York Plummer Chronicle; 1910 New York Plummer Chronicle
Image: mta_11889_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Death; Tomb