A ship travelling between Dover and Calais, from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (9 x 13.9 cm) plate: 3 7/16 x 5 5/16 in. (8.7 x 13.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Accession Number
2018.839.132
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella · 1610–1664
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was one of the most prolific and versatile printmakers of the Italian Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, to a family of artists, he trained initially as a goldsmith before studying painting under Cesare Dandini and etching under Rem...