A cartouche with a sundial, a skull with feathers on its head at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis), Stefano della Bella, circa 1640–60

Print ornament & architecture. Date: circa 1640–60. Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/16 x 4 1/4 in. (16.1 x 10.8 cm); ; mount: 8 1/4 x 6 1/16 in. (20.9 x 15.4 cm). Medium: etching, letterpress. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. A cartouche with a sundial, a skull with feathers on its head at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis) MET DP833514