Rock of the Philosphers, or Mount Parnassus, many ancient philosophers gathered in groups at the base of the mountain in the foreground, Diogenes in his barrel to right and Archimedes in center studying an armillary sphere in the middleground, an angel in the sky to left, the mountain in the background, a large cloud at the top of the mountain with the assembly of the gods
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Stefano della Bella
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1661
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Plate: 10 3/8 x 8 5/16 in. (26.4 x 21.1 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 3/8 in. (27.2 x 21.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Angels|Diogenes|Mountains|Gods