Death Carrying Child by Stefano Della Bella (1648)

Etching of a skeletal figure in billowing drapery carrying a child across a city square with an obelisk and arcades.

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Death Carrying Child, Stefano Della Bella (1648), Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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This oval etching by Stefano della Bella, dated 1648, shows an emaciated, skeletal figure in flowing drapery striding forward while carrying a small child on its back. The child reaches upward as the figure moves across a city square lined with arcades, an obelisk, a tower, and small groups of onlookers, with a lone figure digging in the foreground. The print is held in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Museum record: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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1648

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Public domain