Grotto scene with Vulcan, from 'The marriage of the gods' (Le nozze degli Dei)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. (20.4 x 28.4 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.558.3
Tags
About this artwork
Stefano della Bella's "Grotto scene with Vulcan, from 'The marriage of the gods' (Le nozze degli Dei)" (1637) The work, executed in etching, measures sheet: 8 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. and Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Stefano della Bella's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.
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...