Print, Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques), ca. 1653 (CH 18218879)
Summary
At top, the title "Ornament o Grottesche / di Stef. Della Bella." These words appear in the top of three circles formed by long leaves that sprout from the bodies of creatures at the bottom of the etching. Two eagles with spread wings perch in the other two circles.
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Date
1653
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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