Death beating a drum above, an owl and a bell attached to a ribbon below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)
Stefano della Bella · Italian
Date: ca. 1650–56
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 2 15/16 in. (16.6 × 7.4 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Date range
1650 – 1656
Largest dimension
7.4 cm
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