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<p>Florentine by birth, Stefano della Bella worked extensively for the Medici family there, although he also worked in Rome and Paris between 1638 and 1650. He was a prolific graphic artist, creating over 1,000 etchings, mostly from his imagination. This is one of a series of prints he made of the Medici gardens.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1653
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 24.5 × 37 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 32.9 × 45 cm (13 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
More
More by this artist
Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens
1661 · Etching on ivory laid paper
The Medici Vase, plate one from The Six Large Views of Rome and the Campagna
1656 · Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
Les jets d'eau sortant de terre, from Vues de la villa de Pratolino
1653 · Etching on paper
South Facade of the Villa and the Great Meadow, from Views of the Villa Pratolino
1653 · Etching on cream laid paper
The Colossal Statue of the Apennines, from Views of Villa di Pratolino
1652 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
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- 1653
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 24.5 × 37 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 32.9 × 45 cm (13 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1653-013361
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- verified