Six vases, and two sketches of vases on the extremities, Plate 5 from: 'Collection of Various Vases' (Raccolta di Vasi Diversi)
Stefano della Bella|François Langlois
ca. 1650–56
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (9.3 × 19.6 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
2012.136.99.4
Tags
Vases
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella|François Langlois · 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...