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Cosimo III de'Medici Drawing the Medici Vase, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Cosimo III de'Medici Drawing the Medici Vase, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna

Cosimo III de'Medici Drawing the Medici Vase, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna

Primary (Florence, Italy, 1610–1664)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Date1656
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 12 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (31.5 × 27.4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 2000.38.1
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2000.38.1/6
On View
Not on view
Label Text
This etching celebrates Della Bella’s continued relationship with the Medici during his long period in Rome (1633-39). Among Della Bella’s assignments was the artistic education of young Cosimo III de’ Medici. Here he is shown drawing the so-called Medici Vase, a monumental marble krater of the late first century A.D. that stood in the garden of the family’s villa in Rome.
Exhibitions
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The Arch of Constantine, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
After Stefano Della Bella
1656
The Temple of Antoninus and the Campo Vaccino, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
The Temple of Antoninus and the Campo Vaccino, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Stefano Della Bella
1656
The Arch of Constantine, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
The Arch of Constantine, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Stefano Della Bella
1656
Two Horsemen Passing a Flock, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Two Horsemen Passing a Flock, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Stefano Della Bella
1656
The Peasant Woman on Horseback Holding a Child in Her Arms, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
The Peasant Woman on Horseback Holding a Child in Her Arms, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Campagna
Stefano Della Bella
1656
The Temple of Concord and the Roman Forum, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Compagna
The Temple of Concord and the Roman Forum, from Six Large Views of Rome and the Roman Compagna
Stefano Della Bella
1656
Six Vases, from Raccolta di vasi diversi [Collection of different vases]
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Stefano Della Bella
circa 1646
Obsequies of Francesco de'Medici, after Giulio Parigi
Obsequies of Francesco de'Medici, after Giulio Parigi
Stefano Della Bella
1634
Profil de la ville de Nancy, from Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France [Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France]
Profil de la ville de Nancy, from Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France [Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France]
Stefano Della Bella
1650
Titlepage from Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France [Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France]
Titlepage from Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France [Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France]
Stefano Della Bella
1650
Large head of a woman looking right, with three male heads in left margin and three tiny figures on right, from Seond recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eau forte [Second collection of various sketches and etching proofs]
Large head of a woman looking right, with three male heads in left margin and three tiny figures on right, from Seond recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eau forte [Second collection of various sketches and etching proofs]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1654
La perspective du Pont Neuf de Paris [View of the Pont Neuf in Paris]
La perspective du Pont Neuf de Paris [View of the Pont Neuf in Paris]
Stefano Della Bella
1646