Cartouche with Two Nymphs Metamorphosed into Trees
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 15.8 × 12.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.) plate: 12.4 × 9.3 cm (4 7/8 × 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1944.5.143
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...