# Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici in full armor, his left hand resting on a staff

**Niccolò della Casa** (French)  
1544  
Engraving; first state of two  
Sheet: 17 1/8 in. × 12 in. (43.5 × 30.5 cm) Plate: 16 13/16 × 11 9/16 in. (42.7 × 29.4 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013.963.2. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/627326).

## About this work

Niccolò della Casa made this in 1544. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Engraving.** Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.

### [Niccolò della Casa](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/niccolo-della-casa)

French

## Facts

- Type: Prints
- Real size: about 17 × 12 in (44 × 31 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Soldiers, Men, Portraits
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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