Temple of Concordia and the Roman Forum
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.8 × 26.9 cm (11 3/8 × 10 5/8 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 27.2 cm (11 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
131080
Art Historical Context
Stefano della Bella's *Temple of Concordia and the Roman Forum* (1654) captures the timeless grandeur of ancient Rome through the delicate art of etching. This intricate print depicts the well-preserved Temple of Concordia, a 4th-century BCE structure in the heart of the Roman Forum,izing harmony amid the ruins of Rome's and civic center. Created during the Baroque era, the work reflects the era's fascination with classical antiquity, as European artists and Grand Tour travelers rediscovered and romanticized these sites. Della Bella, a Florentine printmaker renowned for his vedute—topographic...
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...