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Plate 12: a shepherd sleeping on the ground to right, three horses to left, other horses and various figures to right, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

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Plate 12: a shepherd sleeping on the ground to right, three horses to left, other horses and various figures to right, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano della Bella | François Langlois

ca. 1643–48

Medium

Etching

Tags

Ruins Horses Landscapes Shepherds Sleeping

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (13.6 x 13.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Stefano della Bella

1610–1664 • Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Stefano della Bella (1610–1664) was an Italian printmaker and draughtsman whose prolific output of etchings captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, he stands among the most accomplished etchers of the Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that documented everything from grand military spectacles to intimate genre scenes.

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