Eight vases, a clepsydra in center decorated with two skulls with laurel wreaths, plate 6 from 'Collection of Various Vases' (Raccolta di Vasi Diversi)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Collection of Various Vases' (Raccolta di Vasi Diversi)
Artist: Stefano della Bella|François Langlois
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence|French, baptized Chartres, 1588–1647 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: ca. 1650–56
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 7/16 × 8 1/8 in. (8.7 × 20.6 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Skulls|Heads|Wreaths|Vases