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Joust held in Florence for the arrival of the archduke of Austria, an oval arena with many horsemen and pedestrians, spectators in carriages in the foreground, a row of houses at center in the background, from 'Combattimento e balletto a cavallo'

Joust held in Florence for the arrival of the archduke of Austria, an oval arena with many horsemen and pedestrians, spectators in carriages in the foreground, a row of houses at center in the background, from 'Combattimento e balletto a cavallo' by Stefano della Bella

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (20 x 28.3 cm) Plate: 7 1/2 x 10 13/16 in. (19 x 27.5 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

2012.136.447

Tags

HorsesCrowdCarriages

About the Artist

Stefano della Bella · 16101664

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...

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