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  • 800 years celebration
  • CATHEDRAL HISTORY
    • Persons and families related to Riga Cathedral
  • CATHEDRAL TREASURES
    • Stone carvings
    • North entrance Portal
    • Donation chest for orphans
    • Tower Weathercock of 1595
    • ALTARS
      • Altar of 1896
      • The altar of the St. Mary’s Chapel of Riga Cathedral
    • The Sculpture of the Bishop Albert
    • The baptismal font of the Bishop Meinard
    • EPITAPHS, MEMORIAL PLAGUES
      • Commemorative plaque to the Hungarian composer Ferenc Liszt, author of the opening composition of the Riga Cathedral organ
      • Table of the water level of floods of April 13, 1709
      • The memorial plaque is dedicated to the events of 1812
      • Alexander Gustav Adolf Jentsch’s Epitaph
      • Epitaph of Magdalena von Rein
      • Jacob Battus’ Epitaph
      • Daniel Hermann`s epitaph
      • Dietrich Christians` epitaph
      • Dietrich Dreyling`s Epitaph
      • Epitaph of Eberhard von Kruger
      • Emil Friedrich von Boetticher’s Epitaph
      • Valentin Grawe`s epitaph
      • HERRMANN HERMENSS` EPITAPH
      • Nicolai v. Himsel’s epitaph
      • Johan Hinrich`s epitaph
      • Johann v. Benckendorf`s epitaph
      • Peter Friedrich Krögers` epitaph
      • Commemorative plate of Anders Linderson
      • Epitaph of Riga Small Guild or St. John’s Guild
      • Gustav v. Mengden‘s epitaph
      • Carl Friedrich v. Mengdens` Epitaph
      • Otto v. Mengdens` epitaph
      • Rigemann family epitaph
      • Johan Friedrich Schick`s epitaph
      • Caspar von Tiesenhausen’s and Maria von Effern’s Epitaph
      • Urzula Krüger’s epitaph
      • Valentin v. Löwensterns` epitaph
      • David von Wiecken’s epitaph
      • Theodor Heinrich v. Dreilingen`s epitaph
    • ORGAN
    • PAINTINGS
      • Organ balcony
        • The large organ balcony
          • South side
          • Central part
          • North side
        • The small organ balcony
      • The students` balcony with paintings and St. Cecilia`s relief
      • Jesus raises Lazarus from the Dead
      • The Painting “The New Jerusalem”
      • The painting “John’s Vision of Christ”
      • The Painting “The Magi Visit the Messiah”
      • The lost wall painting “Family Tree”
      • Wall Painting “Coronation of St. Mary”
    • STAINED GLASS
      • Madonna with the Infant Jesus in a Mandorla
      • Bishop Albert consecrates the land for the construction of the Riga Cathedral on July 25, 1211
      • Walter von Plettenberg, Master of the Livonian Order, on September 21, 1525 declares Freedom of Faith in Riga
      • The Delegation of Riga Greeting the Swedish King Gustav II Adolph on September 25, 1621
      • Scenes from the life of St. Martin
      • Scenes from the life of St. George
      • The Apostles Peter and Paul
      • Ruth and Orpah with Their Mother-in-Law Naomi at the Crossroads
      • “The Saviour”
      • Disciple’s meeting Christ on the road to Emmaus
      • Moses and the prophet Elijah
      • Rosette with Christian Symbols
      • “Pelican”
    • TOMB
      • Borris Depkin Wall Tomb
      • Rembert von Funcken Family Tomb
      • Tomb of Riga’s Archbishop Wilhelm von Brandenburg
      • Nicolaus Ecke’s Tomb
      • Artillery Colonel Elias Kober Family Tomb
      • Gustav Johan von Albedyll ‘s tombs facade
      • Joachim Moritz Coppenius Wall Tomb
      • Knauer Family Tomb
      • Family Tomb of Magdalena von Broitzen and her Husbands
      • Wall Tomb of Bishop Meinard
      • Facade of a tomb of an unknown family
      • The fragment of the Rennenkampff Family Tomb
      • Rose-Rosbach Family Tomb
      • Gotthard Welling Family Tomb
    • TOMBSTONES
      • Meiger’s tombstone, reused for the E. Kruger family
      • Reinhold Fittinghoff’s tombstone
      • J. Ulenbrock’s Tombstone
      • Tombstone for G. Viburg and his wife Elsa
      • Tombstone for the family of M. Geze
      • P. Arende’s tombstone, reused for family of M. Dreiling
      • H.Gize Tombstone
      • Burman’s tombstone, reused for J.M. Holsten
      • L. Heller’s family tombstone
      • Tombstone of Caspar Tisenhausen and his wife Maria Tisenhausen
      • Tombstone of Frans Baumgardt
      • Tombstone of L. Holler and his wife Catherine
      • N. Siverin, H. Boker family Tombstone
      • Tombstone of J. Midike, K. Benert, reused for the family of H. Gize
      • A. Mollen tombstone, reused by H. Steffen
      • R. Brone Tombstone
      • Durkopp Tombstone, resused by Herman Achelpohl
      • Margaretha Scedinger and Albert Foltel Tombstone
      • G. Helmsingk and C. Arnsen tombstone
      • Mattius Hartwich Tombstone
      • Hermann Kruse tombstone, reused by Jak. Petersen
      • Durkop K. Tombstone, reused for R. Weslinck and Family Audernec
      • Detmarus de Lynne tombstone, reused for Hans Moller
      • J. Sache tombstone
      • C. Benkendorf family tombstone
      • Dreling family tombstone
      • Hinrich Flügel tombstone
      • The tombstone of the Herman Becker
      • Hans Tom Broke tombstone, reused by Johann Schulte
      • Johann Tastius Tombstone
      • G. Veling tombstone
      • Hans Kreuzfeldt tombstone
      • Tombstone of Hinrich Sybenn And Otto Sehlman
      • Caspar Zeimern Tombstone
      • Tomb plate of an unknown family, reused for Cord Meyer
      • Tomb of the wine bottlers
      • Tombstone for N. Mornes, reused by the L. Bornit family
      • Johonn Ulenbruge Tombstone
      • Tombstone of Johann Mumbarch, reused
      • Tombstone of Canonists Hilbolt and Hinriks, reused
      • Heinrick Rigeman family Tombstone
      • Tombstone of T. Gronewalt
      • Shopmann family Tombstone
      • Tombstone of the Hefner family, reused by the A Gronevolt family
      • REUSED  TOMBSTONE OF UNIDENTIFIED FAMILIES
      • Wiecken family tombstone
      • Rimen family tombstone
      • Lavrentz Lemchen Tombstone
      • Tombstone of Burchard Vincellius
      • Unidentified family Tomstone
      • Tombstone of Johann Berucci and Simen Oldenborch
      • Belser Keicken’s tomb plate, reused by Sigmund Gibeler’s family
    • WOOD CARVINGS
      • The Blackheads’ Pew
      • The choir pews
      • The Pulpit
      • Riga City Council bench guards
  • RESTORATION
  • PROJECTS
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VALENTIN GRAWE`S EPITAPH

Valentin Grawe`s epitaph. Photo: U.Muzikants 2018

Author: unknown
Date: 1759
Material: Wood, polychrome. Heraldic colours dominate: gold, blue
Technique: woodcut, painting
Dimensions, mm: 2670 x 1620
Restoration: The epitaph was restored in 1959–1962.


Wooden epitaph of Riga city Obervogt, Elterman of the Great Guild and Riga city Councilor Valentin Grawe (29.07.1692-16.03.1755).


The epitaph of Valentin Grawe is a composition characteristic of wooden epitaphs with a strictly pronounced two-part division: in the upper part a coat of arms, in the lower part – an inscription plate with a text in German, which gives brief information about the deceased..
The lower part is shaped like a rock ornament card. German version:
„Zum Gedachtnis
Das wohl =Edelgebohrnen Gestrengen und Wohlweisen Herrn Valentin Grave.
Dieser Kayserlichen Stadt Riga Wohlverdient gewesenen Ober = Vogts, welcher 1691 den 29sten July gebohren
Ao 1755 den 16ten Marty gestorben und sein Alter gebracht auf 63 Jahr 7 monathe und 16 Tage”

Larger in size is the upper part with the coat of arms. In the center of the coat of arms is a shield. On the shield – on a blue background is a golden lion with a helmet in its paws. Above the shield helmet with ornament. In the Kleinod is figure of Lion. The mantling of the helmet as acanthus leaves surrounds the shield.

Epitaph of the Valentin Grawe is typical example of wooden epitaphs, which were widely produced during 17th -18th century, but survived to this day only in small numbers. It completes the overall picture of the development of memorial monuments in the art history of Latvia

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