Plate One, from Entrance of the Ambassador of Poland into Rome
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 15.5 × 42.8 cm (6 1/8 × 16 7/8 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 55.8 cm (8 1/4 × 22 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
Stefano della Bella commemorated the entry into Rome of the Polish Ambassador Georges Ossolinsky on Sunday, November 27, 1633. These etched sheets should be contiguously joined as indicated by numbers in the upper corners of each plate. The various groups and personages are identified in the margin with the aid of an alphabetical key.
