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Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano della Bella was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes. He left 1052 prints, and several thousand drawings, but only one known painting. He was born and later died in Florence, Italy.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (21)

Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens

1661 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 29.2 × 44.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 9/16 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 54.8 cm (15 7/16 × 21 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Temple of Vespasian and the Roman Forum, from "Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside" (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine)

1656 · Etching; second state of two

Sheet: 11 3/8 × 10 9/16 in. (28.9 × 26.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Medici Vase, plate one from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna

1656 · Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper

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.)

Art Institute of Chicago

South Facade of the Villa and the Great Meadow, from Views of the Villa Pratolino

1653 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image: 24 × 37.6 cm (9 1/2 × 14 13/16 in.); Plate: 25 × 37.6 cm (9 7/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 32.5 × 45 cm (12 13/16 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wapen van de familie Medici

1649 · pen on ink, paper

height: 265 cm, width: 223 cm

Rijksmuseum

Adelaar, naar rechts

1646 · brush on paper, ink

height: 76 cm, width: 152 cm

Rijksmuseum

Wachtende oosterlingen op een kade

1644 · brush on ink, paper

height: 117 cm, width: 180 cm

Rijksmuseum

Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 5.6 × 12.3 cm (2 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Plate: 6 × 12.5 cm (2 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 6.8 × 12.9 cm (2 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twee paarden met een berijder bij een drenkplaats

1644 · brush on paper, ink

width: 180 cm, height: 117 cm

Rijksmuseum

Stag Hunt in Fan Shape

1630 · Fan-shaped etching in black on ivory laid paper

23.5 × 45 cm (9 5/16 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shipyard with Two Sailors

1630 · Etching on paper

Plate: 19 × 18.5 cm (7 1/2 × 7 5/16 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 20.2 cm (8 1/4 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketches of Child Praying, Two Male Profiles (recto); Sketches of Male Heads (verso)

1630 · Pen and brown ink and red chalk, on ivory laid paper

12.4 × 18.6 cm (4 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vlucht naar Egypte

1620 · etching on paper

height: 110 cm, width: 100 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Marguerite Costa

1620 · etching on paper

height: 179 cm, width: 130 cm

Rijksmuseum

Christus legt de schrift uit aan Maria en Jozef

1620 · etching on paper

height: 160 cm, width: 128 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ornamental Design with a Sphinx Bearing a Vessel on Her Head.

1610 · Pen and light brown ink; traces of a sketch in graphite

Sheet: 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.9 x 6.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Genie of Drawing

1610 · Pen and brown ink

Sheet: 3 5/8 x 5 3/16 in. (9.2 x 13.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Loaded Wagon and Several Human Figures.

1610 · Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite, light sketch in graphite in the background

Sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 7/16 in. (9.1 x 13.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Bearded Man in a Cloak and Turban Facing Right.

1610 · Pen and light brown ink; a few strokes in graphite at lower left corner

Sheet: 2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in. (6.6 x 5.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Standing Soldier

1610 · Pen and brown ink

7 1/16 x 5 3/4 in. (18.0 x 14.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Satyr and Other Figure Studies

1610 · Pen and brown ink

4 7/16 x 6in. (11.3 x 15.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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21 published of 21 catalogued · 21 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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Rijksmuseum
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2 entries · 1 sources

Adelaar, naar rechts
1646 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Wapen van de familie Medici
1649 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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