Frontispiece for 'The funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II' (Esequie dell'imperadore Ferdinando II): the imperial coat of arms in center, supported by two eagles, the eagle on the left holding a scepter in its mouth, the eagle on the right holding a sword in its mouth
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (21 x 15 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.563
Tags
EaglesCoat of Arms
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella · 1610–1664
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was one of the most prolific and versatile printmakers of the Italian Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, to a family of artists, he trained initially as a goldsmith before studying painting under Cesare Dandini and etching under Rem...