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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
Etching; second state of two
12.7 × 16.2 cm (5 × 6.4 in)

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