Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a drawing pad and pen, ruins including a triumphal arch to right in the background, the title page from 'The Principles of Design' (I principii del disegno)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'The Principles of Design' (I principii del disegno)
Artist: Stefano della Bella
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1641–43
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 5 in. × 6 3/8 in. (12.7 × 16.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Drawing|Putti