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Stefano Della Bella

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Etching of a leaping doe chased by a dog past a large oak, with a mounted hunter and a stag in the distance.

Deer Chased by a Dog to the Right

Etching of a leaping stag chased by two dogs from the left, with another deer running behind across an open landscape.

Deer Chased by Two Dogs to the Left

Etching of a stag turning to face a man with a pole, with hounds, a horseman, and a wide landscape behind.

Stag at Bay

Etching of a large ostrich running in the foreground, pursued by hunting dogs, with a rider and palm trees in the background.

Ostrich Hunt

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one turned toward the other, with a tower and trees on a hill behind.

Two Eagles with Tower in Background

Two Eagles on a Promitory

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one bent over eating a small carcass while the other stands upright facing it.

Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb

Etching of two eagles with heads turned left, one standing in the foreground and one perched on a rock, with hills behind.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left

Etching of two eagles standing on a rocky ledge with mountains and birds in flight in the background.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Right

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground beside a tall cliff topped with a tower.

Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left, On a High Cliff

Etching of a stag's head turned right, with large branching antlers and a smaller animal head in the lower left corner.

Head of a Stag Turned Right

Etching of a curly-haired child seated beside a large dog, with a second child and a town landscape behind them.

Child Playing with a Dog

Etching of a nude child with a bearded mask for a head, standing on a round base, hand raised to the mouth.

Child Wearing a Mask

Academy of a Young Man

Etching of a turbaned attendant in a long coat holding a horse's bridle, with a small mounted rider at left.

Polish Attendant Holding the Bridle of a Horse

Pole Holding the Bridle of a Horse while Speaking with Two Other Men

Etching of a windswept woman in flowing classical drapery, a sword at her feet, Stefano Della Bella's Suicide of Dido.

Suicide of Dido

Etching of a man in a turban riding a horse while leading another horse across a flat landscape.

Polish Attendant with Two Horses

Etching of an elderly man in a turban and fur-trimmed robe seated on a rock, with a fortress and ship behind him.

An Old Turk with Turban Seated on a Rock

Etching of a soldier carrying a musket and a dead fowl, with a rider on horseback and a small figure in the background.

Soldier Holding a Fowl by the Feet

Etching of a turbaned man in a long coat holding a hatchet in his left hand, with a small figure and rider at right.

Pole Holding a Hatchet with His Left Hand

Study of Heads, One Turned to the Right and the Other Turned Left

Etching of a helmeted soldier and a fur-capped man, both with startled, open-mouthed expressions.

Frightened Soldier and Man with Fur Cap

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white collar against a cross-hatched background.

Portrait of a Man

Head of a Man Turned Left

Head of a Horse Seen in Profile and in Three-Quarters

Two Turks

Three Hungarians

Etching of two seated sailors with a dog on a bank, with sailing ships in the harbor behind them to the right.

Sailors Seated on a Bank

Etching of two sailors beside a large bale near a harbor, with a moored boat, a kneeling figure, and distant ships.

Two Sailors Standing near a Large Bale of Merchandise

Two etched plates on one sheet: two children embracing above, and a seated draped figure looking sideways below.

Two Children Embracing [upper half]; Seated Ecclesiast [lower half]

Etched heraldic print of a two-headed eagle with a crown, sceptre and sword, above a banner inscription for Ferdinand II.

Arms with a Dedication to Grand Duke Ferdinand II

Etched oval portrait of Emperor Ferdinand II wearing a laurel wreath and armor, framed by ornate scrollwork and Latin inscrip

Emperor Ferdinand II

Etching of a draped funeral facade with a crowned double-headed eagle, a trumpeting angel, skeletons and mourners.

Facade of the Church of San Lorenzo, Florence

1637

Etching of a funeral procession in a grand draped hall, with mourners and a central catafalque beneath a canopy.

Funeral of Prince Francesco de Medici

Engraved oval portrait of a young man in lace collar and armor, flanked by military trophies and a sword.

Francesco de Medici, Prince of Tuscany

Four etched emblematic cartouches with scrollwork, Latin mottoes, skulls, a sundial, a fountain, a wreath, and a burning vess

Four Emblems for the Funeral of Prince Francesco de Medici

Etched emblem with two eagles framing a coat of arms and a view of a palace courtyard with playing figures.

Emblem

Etching of an oval screen with rebus emblems: an eagle, ships, a mermaid with scales, a barrel, and winged figures.

Screen Depicting the Italian Rebus of Fortune

Etched oval print with draped curtain, cherubs with bows, rebus objects with letters, and classical ruins at the bottom.

Screen Depicting the Italian Rebus of Love

Etching of two sword fighters, a central framed rearing horse scene, and two standing men with canes.

Soldiers

Etching of two small figures in a sword duel, one in a tall hat and fur-trimmed boots, the other in a plumed hat and cloak.

Duel of Two Dwarfs

Etching of a dwarf in a plumed hat riding a donkey, with two attendants leading it beside a stone wall.

Dwarf Riding an Ass

Etching of an elegant lady in a plumed hat facing a dwarf with a cane, watched by onlookers in a street scene.

A Lady Greeted by a Dwarf

Etching of Mercury chasing a horned satyr who holds an open book, within an ornate scrolled frame with a Latin inscription.

Mercury Chasing a Satyr Holding a Book

Etched print of a mounted rider with a banner and a cupid beside a shield, with a distant city skyline.

Il Tedeschino

1637

Etching of a saint and angels in clouds above a cavalry battle on a plain before a walled city with domes.

Saint Prosper

possibly 1652

Etching of small plumed cavaliers on horseback, some fighting in pairs, scattered across a pale sheet of paper.

Fighting Cavaliers

1652

Etching of twenty-four plumed cavaliers on horseback arranged in an oval, several holding swords, on a pale field.

Twenty-Four Cavaliers in an Oval

1652

Etching of plumed cavaliers on prancing horses, paired in sword combat, arranged in four groups across the sheet.

Cavaliers Fighting with Swords

1652

Etching of porters unloading bales and crates from a rowboat at a harbor, with sailing ships in the background.

Title Page for "Views of the Ports of the Sea"

1647

Etching of three hands and an arm in fine hatched lines on a pale sheet, numbered 22.

Drie handen

1620

Etched study of a large eye with eyebrow above and two smaller eye sketches below on a cream sheet.

Drie ogen waarvan twee met wenkbrauw

1620

Etched study of four ears and a pair of lips on a cream sheet, numbered 19 in the lower right corner.

Vier oren en een mond

1620

Pen drawing of four bare feet studied from different angles, numbered 26 in the lower right corner.

Vier voeten

1620

Hoofd van vrouw, in profiel naar links

1620

Etching of a naval battle with smoke-filled skies, crowded rowing boats in the foreground and masted ships with flags in the

Zeeslag

1634

Etching of three men talking on a quay, with masted ships in a harbor and a beached vessel being worked on at right.

Drie mannen pratend op de kade

1634

Etching of an ornate galley ship's stern beside a quay, with men on the shore and sailing boats on the sea.

Mannen op kade bij achterkant van galeischip

1634

Etching of a crowded rowboat of men beside an ornate galley ship and sailboats on choppy water under cloudy skies.

Sloep vol mannen voor een galeischip

1634

Etching of men in plumed hats talking on a quay, with boats on the shore, sailing ships and a distant lighthouse.

Mannen in gesprek op kade

1634

Etching of small boats moving between a sailing ship on the left and a tall multi-masted ship on the right, under a wide sky.

Sloepen varend tussen een galeischip links en zeilschip rechts

1634

Etching of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome across the Tiber, with a bridge, smoke, a flag, and figures on the riverbank.

Engelenburcht in Rome

1620

Circular etching of a tree beside ancient ruins, including a column, an arch and a distant tower, by Stefano della Bella.

Titelprent met fragmenten uit de oudheid

1620

Circular etching of horses and a sleeping figure in foreground, with ruined arched Roman architecture and cloudy sky behind.

Slapende herder en paarden in landschap met de Thermen van Diocletianus

1620

Etching of shepherds driving sheep and goats past a stream, with a rider on horseback in the foreground and trees at right.

Stoet van herders met dieren in landschap

1620

Etching of cattle and sheep driven past ruined Roman arches and a tall cylindrical tower, with a herder in the foreground.

Kuddes koeien en schapen voor het Colosseum

1620

Etched circular view of Roman ruins with a triumphal arch, horsemen and pedestrians on an open field.

Landschap met het Colosseum en de Boog van Constantijn

1620

Etching of cattle in a foreground landscape with a ruined stone tower, trees, a hillside, and a rider in a circular frame.

Runderen bij ruïne van antieke tempel

1620

Circular etching of two shepherds with grazing cattle, a horse and a goat beside a river, with trees and hills behind.

Twee herders met kudde in een landschap

1620

Circular etching of a waterfall in a rocky landscape with a bare tree, ruins, and a hilltop cross under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met waterval

1620

Etching in a circle of workmen building a ship beside scaffolding, with two seated figures resting in the foreground.

Werklieden die een schip bouwen

1620

Vrouw met baby zittend op een taboeret

1620

Etching of a woman in billowing drapery restraining a bull with a rod, signed Bella in the lower left corner.

Vrouw die een stier tracht te bedwingen

1620

Etching of an older seated man and a young woman tending a round vessel beside hanging drapery in an interior.

Het toilet van de jong gehuwde

1620

Etching of a woman in billowing robes holding a rein to restrain a charging bull.

Vrouw die stier tracht te bedwingen

1620

Etching of riders on galloping horses under stormy clouds, framed by a decorative cartouche with putti and garlands.

Ruiters in de storm

1620

Engraved title page with a scrolled cartouche, flags, trumpets, cannons and French text, by Stefano della Bella.

Titelprent met cartouche met tekst, vaandels, trompetten en kanonnen

1620

Etching of a woman in a flowing dress walking with a hound beside a large tree and distant hills.

Nimf met hond

1620

Etching of a soldier with a pole beside a wheeled cannon and a second cannon on carriage behind it.

Mortier en een kanon

1620

Etching of a large mortar and cannonballs in the foreground, with gunners firing near a tower amid smoke.

Mortier zonder wagen

1620

Etching of military formations with infantry blocks, mounted cavalry and riders arranged in rows on a pale sheet.

Opstellingen van militairen

1620

Etching of a pikeman and flag bearer with two small fencing figures in between, on a light paper ground.

Drie speervechters en een vaandeldrager

1620

Drie soldaten

1620

Twee soldaten met speren

1620

Etching of a woman and child on horseback leading sheep and cattle across a landscape, with a shepherd at left.

Jakob en Rachel op weg naar Kanaän

1620

Etching of a pastoral caravan with mules, camels, sheep and dogs crossing a rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Reis van Jakob naar Egypte

1620

Etching of a cavalry battle on a plain with lancers charging, fallen horses in the foreground and mountains on the horizon.

De Strijd van de Amalekieten

1620

Etching of a torchlit procession of mounted riders, soldiers with torches, and carriages moving across an open field.

Torchlight Procession at the Modena Carrousel

1652

Etching of a draped figure bending over a bare-bodied figure bound to a tree, with a landscape and water to the right.

Apollon et Marsyas

1644

Etching of a bearded smith at an anvil with armor on the ground, facing a draped woman gesturing toward him.

Vulcan et Thetis

1644

Etching of galleys fighting around rocky islands, with a coat of arms and compass rose in the margins.

Capture of Two Galleys at Byserta

1628

Etched map of the Siege of Saint-Omer with a lettered key, fortifications, ships at sea, and officers studying a map in the f

Siege of Saint-Omer

1638

Etching of a barefoot peasant on a horse drinking at a river, with another rider and a horse on a bank at right.

A barefoot peasant on horseback crossing a river, another peasant on horseback and leading a horse on a bank to right…

ca. 1644-47

Etched print of a siege: fortified town with camps and trenches below, a column of soldiers and wagons, and a city skyline ab

Plan and view of the siege of Arras: lower part of the plate with a topographical view with troops in the foreground…

1641

Etching of an arena theater filled with spectators, a triumphal car at center, and horsemen in formation at the corners.

Theater at Modena, seen from above and filled with spectators, with a triumphal car at center and horses in formation…

1652