Two views of a grotto, both views with a fountain with a seated statue, seen from the left and right sides, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino)

Two views of a grotto, both views with a fountain with a seated statue, seen from the left and right sides, from 'Views of the villa at Pratolino' (Vues de la villa de Pratolino) by Stefano della Bella

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 3/4 x 14 9/16 in. (24.7 x 37 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

2012.136.537.5

Tags

FountainsSculpture

About the Artist

Stefano della Bella · 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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