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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)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

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)

Stefano della Bella

Date
ca. 1640–60
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)
Object type
Print Ornament & Architecture
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Object number
2012.136.114.7
Credit line
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Original Met record Artist authority

Artist information

Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence

Subjects and terms

  • Eagles
  • Cartouches
  • Skulls
  • Snakes

The Met object ID 397894. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.