Fantastic Vases
Stefano Della Bella
probably 1646
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 9.1 x 18.6 cm (3 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 9.2 x 18.7 cm (3 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Accession Number
1989.28.9
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...