A cartouche with an eagle and a snake, a skull and crossbones at top, wings 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: 8 3/16 x 5 5/16 in. (20.8 x 13.5 cm)
mount: 10 1/16 x 7 3/16 in. (25.5 x 18.2 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Eagles|Cartouches|Skulls|Snakes