The Flight into Egypt
Stefano Della Bella
probably 1662
Medium
etching and bitten tone
Dimensions
plate: 21.6 x 21.7 cm (8 1/2 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 22.9 x 22.9 cm (9 x 9 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Benedict
Accession Number
1977.22.1
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...