Hungarian Horseman
c. 1651
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
19 × 19 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129389
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Florentine by birth, della Bella worked extensively for the Medici family before going to Rome around 1638. A prolific graphic artist, he later traveled to Paris before returning to Florence around 1650.
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...