Stefano della Bella|Pierre Mariette

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
Etching
13.3 × 16.3 cm (5.2 × 6.4 in)

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