Genie of Drawing
Gift of Christopher Mendez, in memory of Phyllis D. Massar, 2011
Catalogue
- Year
- 1610
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 3 5/8 x 5 3/16 in. (9.2 x 13.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Stefano Della Bella
Artist
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.
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Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens
1661 · Etching on ivory laid paper
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
The Medici Vase, plate one from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna
1656 · Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
South Facade of the Villa and the Great Meadow, from Views of the Villa Pratolino
1653 · Etching on cream laid paper
Wapen van de familie Medici
1649 · pen on ink, paper
Adelaar, naar rechts
1646 · brush on paper, ink
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- Stefano Della Bella
- Year
- 1610
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 3 5/8 x 5 3/16 in. (9.2 x 13.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1610-522688
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified