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

Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 5 in. × 6 3/8 in. (12.7 × 16.2 cm)
Department: Drawings and Prints
Classification: Prints
Dated: ca. 1641–43
Pixels: 3732 × 2913
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Stefano della Bella. 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), ca. 1641–43. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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