
The Medici Vase, plate one from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna
<p>This etching is generally considered the earliest and most beautiful of the numerous renditions of the famed Medici Vase. Created in Athens in the first century A.D. and featuring a frieze of Iphigenia crouching beneath a statue of Diana flanked by warriors, the white marble vase was one of many highly celebrated ancient artworks that the Medici family collected in the 16th century at their Roman villa. In this print, Stefano della Bella depicted the young Cosimo III de’ Medici, the artist’s pupil and future Grand Duke of Tuscany, drawing this symbol of Italian affluence.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1656
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.3 × 27.2 cm (11 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Sheet; trimmed within plate: 30.9 × 27.5 cm (12 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
More
More by this artist
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The Grotto of Pan and Fame
1653 · Etching on ivory laid paper
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1653 · Etching on cream laid paper
The Colossal Statue of the Apennines, from Views of Villa di Pratolino
1652 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Record
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- 1656
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.3 × 27.2 cm (11 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Sheet; trimmed within plate: 30.9 × 27.5 cm (12 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1656-013355
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




