The Temple of Antonin and the Campo Vaccino
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.8 × 27.7 cm (11 3/4 × 10 15/16 in.); Sheet: 29.8 × 28 cm (11 3/4 × 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
131078
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...