The Opening Assembly of the Equestrian Ballet
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 29.3 × 44.3 cm (11 9/16 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 54.2 cm (15 7/16 × 21 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
137053
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...