It shows a single facet of the monument, with two sarcophagi placed side by side and seated figures at the angles.

Five are variations upon the mural scheme, which was eventually adopted.

They differ considerably in details, proving what trouble the designer took to combine a large number of figures in a single plan.

He clearly intended at some time to range the Medicean statues in pairs, and studied several types of curve for their sepulchral urns.

The feature common to all of them is a niche, of door or window shape, with a powerfully indented architrave.