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Stefano Della Bella

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Pen and brown ink sketch of a nude child with a leafy wreath riding a goat, with faint figure outlines in the background.

Study for Satyr Family Walking (recto); Sketches of Five Decorative Vessels (verso)

c. 1657

Man Wearing a Fantastic Headdress, Facing to the Left

c. 1657

Pen and wash drawing of a skeletal rider on a rearing horse, with small sketches of horsemen in the corners.

Death on the Battlefield

Ink and wash drawing of a skeleton in a helmet riding a rearing horse, raising a banner against a pale sky.

Death on a Horse, study for the etching in the "Five Deaths" series

1648

Pen and brown ink sketch of three male figures in different poses, one kneeling, one standing, one reaching upward with poles

Three Figure Studies

Pen and ink sketch of a man on horseback raising his right arm, with faint pencil studies of other figures around him.

Man on Horseback, Raising Right Arm

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a standing soldier seen from behind, with a plumed hat, ruffled sleeves and a sword.

Study of a Standing Soldier

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of a cloaked figure leading a horse by its bridle on pale paper.

Figure Leading a Horse

Pen and ink sketch of a man leading a donkey carrying a seated woman, with faint pencil studies in the background.

The Flight into Egypt [verso]

Pen and wash drawing of a young man tumbling through an oval field, pursued by a looming skeletal figure.

A Young Man Pursued by Death

Studies of a Lion's Head

Pen and brown ink drawing of two figures in masquerade costumes, one with a globe-like body and one with a plumed helmet.

Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: The Earth and a Parade Helmet

1645

Pen and brown ink drawing of a feathered-hat huntsman with a staff pulling a hound on a leash.

Huntsman with a Hound on a Leash

Pen and ink drawing of a standing soldier with a plumed hat and walking stick, with boats and birds in the background.

A Standing Soldier

1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of four cloaked horsemen in wide-brimmed hats with pedestrians walking beside them.

A Procession

1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of mounted horsemen and foot soldiers in period costume walking across a sheet.

Horsemen and Soldiers

1610-64

Pen and ink sketch of several groups of men in robes and hats talking outdoors, some standing and some seated on the ground.

Groups of Men Talking

1610-64

Studies of Cavaliers

1610-64

Pen and grey wash drawing of a monstrance design with two kneeling angels, a flower wreath, and cherub heads.

Design for a Monstrance

1610-64

Pen and ink sheet of scattered figure studies, including a haloed rider on a donkey amid a crowd and a banquet table scene.

Scenes from the Life of Christ and Other Figure Studies

1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of a curling decorative cartouche with scrolls and leaves, with faint frame sketches behind it.

Design for a Cartouche (recto); Designs for Frames (verso)

1610-64

Ink drawing of two riders on a rearing horse, a sword-carrying soldier walking left, and sketched trees in the background.

Two Figures on Horseback, a Soldier Walking Behind

17th century

Figures in Battle and Head of a Horse (recto); Studies of a Man's Head and Arms (verso)

1610-64

Pen and ink sheet with a grinning satyr head, loose figure studies, and a handwritten Italian note in the margin.

Head of a Satyr and Other Figure Studies

1610-64

Ink and wash drawing of a skeletal death figure striding forward with billowing drapery and a raised arm above.

Death Carrying a Child

1610-64

Etching of two goats perched among curling vines, leaves and berries, forming a vertical grotesque ornament border.

Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)

1610

Pen and brown ink sketch of five male heads and shoulders overlapping, one young figure in front, others bearded behind.

Group of Five Male Figures in Half-length

1640-50

Procession of Six Horsemen in Profile View Facing Left

1610-64

Pen sketch of a loaded wagon with spoked wheels and horses, a small standing figure at lower left, on pale paper.

A Loaded Wagon and Several Human Figures

1610-64

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate griffin-shaped sleigh with scrolled body, pulled by a sketched horse.

Design for A Sleigh in the Form of a Griffin, Drawn by a Horse

1630-64

Pen drawing of an ornamental vignette with a grotesque mask, two birds, scrolls and a banner reading Alph: Grecum.

Design for a Vignette Accompanying a Publication on the Greek Alphabet

1630-64

Pen drawing of ornamental scrollwork with a central putto and two figures riding dolphins over waves below.

Designs for Ornamental Motifs with Figures, Real and Imaginary Animals, and Coats of Arms of the Medici Grand Dukes

n.d.

Pen and brown ink study sheet showing a startled running man, with smaller sketches of a lion and loose forms below.

Studienblatt mit einem erschreckten Mann

Pen and wash drawing of a female dancer in a feathered headdress and flowing theatre costume with arms outstretched.

Female Dancer in a Costume for a Theatre Performance

c. 1658

Pen and ink sketch of masted ships and an ornate canopied galley beside a shore with small figures.

A Tuscan Galley and Other Vessels Near the Shore

1634/37

Pen and ink sketch of a man fused with a smoking cannon beside a figure in a boxlike masquerade headpiece.

Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap

c. 1645

Pen and blue wash drawing of an ornate ewer with dragon handles, flared spout and footed base on paper.

Design for a Glass (?) Ewer

ca. 1640-60

Pen and brown wash drawing of Castel Sant'Angelo and a stone bridge over the Tiber with boats below.

Ponte and Castell Saint'Angelo

1633-64

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged putto with a flower wreath seated on a ledge, surrounded by faint architectural studies.

Genie of Drawing

1610-64

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental cartouche with a crowned shield flanked by two winged figures and shell scrolls.

Cartouche for Le Pont Neuf

17th century

Pencil sketch of a man in a large turban with a sharply drawn face, inside a double brown ink border.

Head, from the Kinnaird Sketchbook

17th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a coastal landscape with sailing boats, a rocky hillside, and small figures on the shore.

Landscape

17th century

Pen and ink sketch of ship sterns, a balustrade, and a small boat with a lantern on calm water.

Studies of Boats

17th century

Pen and wash drawing of two riders struggling with a horse and a wild animal in a hilly landscape.

Zwei Reiter im Kampf mit einem wilden Tier (Löwenjagd?)

Pen and ink ornament drawing of two horses' heads above an empty cartouche, with armor, shield and drapery below.

Ornament with Armor and Horses' Heads

17th century

Etching of a child's head with curls over a stag skull, flanked by two dogs, crossed spears and ribbons in ornamental framing

Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament)

1650

Etched vertical ornament panel with a stag head, boar head, crossed arrows and oak branches by Stefano della Bella.

Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament)

1610

Etched ornamental plate with two ram heads, acanthus scrolls, ribbons and hanging fruit garlands, symmetrical grotesque desig

Plate, from Ornamenti o Grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)

1610