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Stefano della Bella

The rock of Aeolus, surrounded by water, with steps leading up the rock, the heads of three of the four winds on each corner blowing outwards, Aeolus crowned at the summit, four winds in the sky around him, from 'The contest of the seasons' (La gara delle stagioni)

1652
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30.6 × 22.4 cm (12 × 8.8 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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