A cartouche with a loom, a skull at top, bones to either side, 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: 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.2 x 11 cm)
mount: 8 1/4 x 6 1/16 in. (20.9 x 15.4 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Cartouches|Skulls|Funerals