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Stefano Della Bella
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Fan account of Stefano della Bella, an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a variety of subjects.
1610-1664
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Saint Prosper Relieving the City of Reggio https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/236285
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Views of the Villa of Pratolino: Colossal Statue of the Apennines https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.110.4
This print depicts the monumental statue of the Apennine Colossus, designed by the Flemish sculptor Giambologna during the late Renaissance, situated in the Villa of Pratolino's lush landscape. It captures the blend of natural beauty and human creativity, emphasizing the harmony between the statue, the surrounding forest, and visiting figures admiring the scene.
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Two Heads of Women, Two Heads of Bearded Men https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235294
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Mirame: Scene from Act 2 https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/232589
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A Woman Carrying a Basket https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/234405
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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A Woman Carrying Her Baby on Her Back and a Basket on Her Arm, Other Figures on Foot and on Horseback in the Background https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235352
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Hercules and Dejanira https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235064
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Sketches of Child Praying, Two Male Profiles (recto); Sketches of Male Heads (verso) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112817/
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Phaeton https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235440
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Three Heads of Children https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/244778
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Plate 5 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/51933/
"Plate 5," from the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, depicts an intricately detailed landscape featuring a large canon and a sentry overlooking a river with boats and windmills in the distance. The etching captures the interplay of military and rural life, a characteristic style of Stefano della Bella, known for his vivid and dynamic compositions.
December 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No. 9 https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.374.9
This etching by Stefano della Bella showcases intricate baroque cartouches intricately adorned with fantastical creatures and foliage. Known for his elaborate and imaginative designs, della Bella's work reflects the ornate aesthetic of the 17th century.
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Various Figures and Landscapes: Women Watching Bathers along a River https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.401.3
This artwork, depicting women observing bathers along a riverbank, features fine lines and detailed etching, characteristic of the mid-17th century style by Italian artist Stefano della Bella. The pastoral scene combines elements of nature with the leisure activities of elegantly dressed figures, common in della Bella's prints, which often captured everyday life with a charming yet sophisticated touch.
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A Horse-Drawn Festival Cart with Studies of a Horseman and a Masquerader https://collections.artsmia.org/art/33449/
mounted to ivory sheet with brown borders; ivory and green overmat with tan and gold borders; sketch; cart at bottom drawn by a horse with its rider wearing a mask and carrying a switch; five seated figures on cart and one women wearing a mask (or female scarecrow figure?) seated on a stool at back of cart; sketch of a man on horseback in ULC; small portrait of the head and torso of a masked woman behind horseman
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Plate 4 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/51932/
This etching titled "Plate 4" depicts a rustic landscape with figures, cannons, and thatched huts, evoking a sense of everyday life in a military encampment. The artist, likely represented by the initials in the inscription, uses fine lines and thoughtful composition to capture the detailed ambiance of the scene.
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Plate 7 https://collections.artsmia.org/art/51779/
Incomplete set (15 plates)
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Head of an old man with a turban and beard, four smaller heads of young people at the corners, plate 9 from "I principii del disegno" (The Principles of Design) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/124382/
five studies of heads--youth in ULC, young man in LLC, child with dimpled chin in URC, infant in LLC, old man with beard and turban at center The accomplished Florentine etcher and draftsman Stefano della Bella produced this drawing manual in France, where he spent over a decade of his career. The book, now disassembled, comprised 25 etchings and was published by della Bella’s principal French publisher Pierre Mariette. Drawing manuals were common teaching tools for artists and amateurs learning to draw in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is a kind of pattern book for the aspiring draftsmen to copy, with concise prints depicting body parts—ears, eyes, hands, feet—and a range of head studies and figure types—children, adolescents, young women, old soldiers and saints—which provide models for students seeking to master the representation of the human body.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Head of a bearded old man, facing left and looking down, plate 18 from "I principii del disegno" (The Principles of Design) https://collections.artsmia.org/art/124433/
head of an old man with a bushy beard, looking down toward PL, seen in profile from same side The accomplished Florentine etcher and draftsman Stefano della Bella produced this drawing manual in France, where he spent over a decade of his career. The book, now disassembled, comprised 25 etchings and was published by della Bella’s principal French publisher Pierre Mariette. Drawing manuals were common teaching tools for artists and amateurs learning to draw in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is a kind of pattern book for the aspiring draftsmen to copy, with concise prints depicting body parts—ears, eyes, hands, feet—and a range of head studies and figure types—children, adolescents, young women, old soldiers and saints—which provide models for students seeking to master the representation of the human body.
December 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Henry IV, the Great https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235182
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A Naval Battle, a Ship Ablaze at Center https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235338
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Serbia https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/234959
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Death Carrying a Child https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/258201
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A Horseman https://collections.artsmia.org/art/51951/
Swathed in expensive finery—leopard skin, silks, pearls, feathers—this North African light cavalryman was apparently well paid for his skillful horsemanship and his marksmanship with bow and javelin.
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Head of a Bearded Old Man, Looking up and toward the Right https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235275
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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A Battle on a Broad Plain before a City, with Mounted Offiers Watching https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235246
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund, by exchange
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM