The palace of Catherine de Medici, called the Tuilleries, from 'Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France' (Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France)

The palace of Catherine de Medici, called the Tuilleries, from 'Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France' (Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France) by Stefano della Bella|Israel Silvestre|Jean Marot

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (10.8 x 14.6 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

2012.136.565.1

Tags

Human FiguresPalaces

About the Artist

Stefano della Bella|Israel Silvestre|Jean Marot · 16101664

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...

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