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Frontispiece, plate 1 from "I principii del disegno" (The Principles of Design)

Artist: Stefano della Bella; Publisher: Pierre Mariette I

putto with small bat-like wings wearing a small drapery and a crown of foliage, leaning on a sketchbook with studies of eyes, ears and face; Classical ruins with building in background at right and parts of ruined columns in foreground

Date
c. 1641
In our collection
since October the 5th, 2012 up to now
Dimensions
5 1/16 × 6 5/16 in. (12.86 × 16.03 cm) (plate) 5 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (14.13 × 17.46 cm) (sheet)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Etching
Price
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Composition
cadmium17%
zinc20%
iron30%
atium23%
copper9%
oxygen1%