Study for Satyr Family Walking (recto); Sketches of Five Decorative Vessels (verso)
Stefano della Bella
c. 1657
Medium
Pen and brown ink and graphite (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
13.5 × 18.3 cm (5 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113862
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...