Colossal Statue of the Apennines
Stefano Della Bella
probably 1653
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 29.7 × 42.5 cm (11 11/16 × 16 3/4 in.) plate: 26.7 × 39.4 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.322
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...