Plate 20: a soldier in profile galloping to the right holding a lance in his right hand, followed by another horseman behind, from 'Various figures and doodles' (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1646
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/16 x 2 5/16 in. (5.5 x 5.8 cm) Plate: 2 1/16 x 2 3/16 in. (5.2 x 5.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.791.4
Tags
Musical InstrumentsSoldiersWeaponsProfilesHorses
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...