Frontispiece for 'The Cypress Forest' (La selva di cipressi): two putti hold a tapestry in center, a forest of cypress trees and statues below, a skull and bones on the ground
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: 1640
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Mount: 9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.8 x 18.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. (19.2 x 14.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Sculpture|Forests|Cypresses