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|Pierre Mariette
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence|French, 1596–1657
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: ca. 1641
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (13.3 x 16.3 cm)
Plate: 5 1/16 x 6 1/4 in. (12.8 x 15.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Drawing|Putti