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
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1641–43
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession year: 1986
Tags: Drawing|Putti