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Stefano della Bella

Parade float in the form of a ship, coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Modena at top

1652
Etching, engraving
23.6 × 29.6 cm (9.3 × 11.7 in)

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

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