A cartouche with a violin coming out of its case, a skull with a helmet with feathers at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Artist: Stefano della Bella
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1640–60
Medium: Etching, letterpress visible on verso
Dimensions: sheet: 8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.7 x 14 cm)
mount: 10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in. (26.3 x 18.3 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Cartouches|Skulls|Violins