Bust portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, in an oval frame set within a rectangular plaque, surrounded by fantastical ornament
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Nicolò Nelli
Artist bio: Italian, active Venice, ca. 1552–79
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1567
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: plate: 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in. (17.5 x 13.8 cm)
sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (19.7 x 15.9 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Men|Portraits|Female Nudes|Dragons