Cartouche
probably 1646
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1944.5.171
Art Historical Context
**Cartouche** *ançois Collignon after Stefano Bella, probably 1646* Etching on laid paper; plate: 24.2 × 17.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.) Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery Art, Washington, CG-E Step into the ornate world of 17th Baroque decoration with this exquisite *Cartouche*, an etching by French engraver François Collignon reproducing a design by the masterful Italian printmaker Stefano della Bella. Created around 1646, during della Bella's influential stay in Paris, this work exemplifies the era's fascination with elaborate ornamental frames—cartouches—that framed titles, coats of...