Title: 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
Date: ca. 1640–60
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 nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
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
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Eagles, term: Cartouches, term: Skulls, term: Snakes