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The villa at Nancy in the background, two putti holding a drapery at top center, from 'Various views of remarkable palaces in Italy and France' (Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France)
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The villa at Nancy in the background, two putti holding a drapery at top center, from 'Various views of remarkable palaces in Italy and France' (Diverses vues d'endroits remarquables d'Italie et de France)

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 1/16 x 9 1/2 in. (12.8 x 24.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Stefano della Bella

1610–1664Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Stefano della Bella (1610–1664) was an Italian printmaker and draughtsman whose prolific output of etchings captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, he stands among the most accomplished etchers of the Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that documented everything from grand military spectacles to intimate genre scenes.

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