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) by Stefano della Bella, print, 1636-1648

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)

Stefano della Bella

Year
1636-1648
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.6 cm)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Print

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