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Stefano Della Bella

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Etching of galleys battling around rocky islands at sea, with a heraldic shield, compass rose and lettered key below.

Prise de deux galères de Byserthe (A. de Vesme 877, Dutuit 5)

1628

Etching of a haloed saint standing on serpents, with an angel, a winged demon, and a Latin inscription below.

Saint Jean Gualbert foulant à ses pieds un monstre

Etching of Saint Roch with a staff and halo, touched on the thigh by a kneeling winged angel.

Saint Roch guéri par un ange qui le touche à la cuisse (A. de Vesme 1054 ; Manuscrit Dutuit, école italienne, n° 9 bi…

Etched engraving of a standing haloed saint holding a palm frond beside an ornate classical niche under a cloudy sky.

Saint Benoît martyr (A. de Vesme 20 ; Dutuit 10)

Etching of nine cavalrymen with plumed hats and lances charging into battle across a flat landscape with distant troops.

Neuf cavaliers courant au combat

Etching of a horseman in a feathered hat riding across a landscape with trees, rocks, and small seated figures.

Un cavalier et un chien

Etching of a plumed horseman on the left and a covered carriage on a road beside a rocky bank with trees.

Un carrosse et un cavalier

Etching of children and adults playing around a low stone wall, with a boy in a plumed hat standing at left.

Huit petits enfants qui jouent avec un chien et une poupée

Etching of riderless horses racing through a crowded Roman street past a rider in a plumed hat, with spectators on rooftops.

Course de chevaux barbes à Rome

Etching of six poor people seated on the ground under a tree, with a hilly landscape and birds in the background.

Six pauvres assis par terre dont quatre hommes et deux femmes

Etching of two men in a rowing boat on a river, with a large tree, a wooden bridge and a distant landscape.

Deux hommes dans une barque. Septième numéro de la suite

Etching of a soldier leaning on a musket beside a man carrying a lamb and driving an ox across open ground.

Un soldat se reposant sur son fusil et un homme chassant devant lui un boeuf et ayant un agneau sous le bras droit. H…

Etching of children playing games outdoors with adults in period dress, a man holding a flag at left and a seated woman at ri

Divers jeux d'enfants. Neuvième numéro de la suite

Etching of two men seen from behind, one holding a long pole, beside a rocky mound under an open sky.

Seize pièces en largeur dans le goût de Callot. (A. de Vesme XXXVI - Troisième section, pièces douteuses et pièces do…

Etching of a huntsman with a long staff and two dogs beside a tree, with two small figures walking in the distance.

Un piqueur avec deux chiens, Onzième numéro de la suite

Etching of a hunting party with hounds and riders beside a large tree in a rolling landscape.

Small hunt. Twelfth number of the series

Small etching of a seated figure with a dog beside a thatched hut, trees and distant figures in an open landscape.

A seated man with his right hand on his dog. Thirteenth number of the series

Etching of two peasants in long coats, one seen from behind in a wide hat, the other bearded in a tall hat.

Two peasants covered by their coats. Fifteenth number of the series

Etching of a falconer on horseback with a bird on his fist beside a tree, with two distant riders in a landscape.

The falconer. Sixteenth number of the series

Etching of a general on an ox-drawn carroccio reviewing mounted soldiers near a bridge and hills.

The general of the Bolognese, from the top of the carrocio pulled by oxen, reviews his army. First number of the series

Etching of two plumed horsemen in foreground with a mounted battle on an open field and a distant city with towers.

Combat between Lambertaccio and King Enzo, son of Emperor Frederick II. Second number of the series

Etching of plumed riders charging on horseback in the foreground, with a battle of cavalry and lances across a distant field.

Lambertaccio and his wife Minerve take King Enzo prisoner. Third number of the series

Etching of armored horsemen and a man leading a mule, with banners and a city with towers in the distance.

King Enzo, mounted on a mule, is led prisoner to Bologna. Fourth number of the series

Etching of demons and witches gathered around a seated figure amid smoke, flames, bats and serpents.

Congress of demons to stir up new troubles in Bologna. Fifth number of the series

Etching of a turbaned astrologer with an armillary sphere and seated men beside an arched colonnade and balustrade.

Lambertaccio has a dream he had explained by astrologers. Sixth number of the series

Etching of women gathered in an interior hall under a draped curtain, with a column and bust in the background.

Minerve, wife of Lambertaccio, gives birth to a pig. Seventh number of the series

Etching of a woman leaning from an arched window of a brick palace, with a street and arcaded buildings receding to the right

Virginia hanged from the window of her palace. Eighth number of the series

Etching of a naval battle with sailing ships amid billowing gunsmoke and a small rowing boat in the foreground.

Naval battle between the Bolognese and the Venetians. Ninth number of the series

Etching of mounted soldiers charging near a stone bridge, with fallen figures and a dead horse in the foreground.

Battle near a bridge between the party of the Lambertazzi and that of the Geremei. Tenth number of the series

Etching of a large bonfire in a city square with smoke rising past a tall tower, onlookers, and classical columns.

The Bolognese, on the occasion of peace, make a bonfire that sets fire to part of the Asinella tower. Eleventh number…

Etching of a crowded palace square with a man pointing, a figure in a cloak, and a statue in an ornate facade niche.

The Ghibelline party is banished from Bologna. Twelfth number of the series

Etching of two winged putti holding a title cartouche, with cannon fire and a battle scene in the background.

Facetious inventions of love and war, Title. First number of a series of 13 pieces

Etching of an armored figure and a cupid holding a shield inscribed with the title, with battle and lovers in background.

Facetious inventions of love and war, title. First number of a series of 13 pieces (A. de Vesme 1061, Dutuit 15)

Etching of a woman and a man in fashionable 17th-century dress facing each other, with a horse rider in the distance.

Facetious inventions of love and war. (A. de Vesme 1062, Dutuit 15)

Etching of an old bearded man reaching toward a smiling young woman with a fur muff, with small figures in a distant landscap

An old dwarf with spectacles on his nose touches the breast of a young dwarfess who holds her hands in her muff and s…

Etching of an old man playing guitar and an old woman dancing with a tambourine, with small dancers behind them.

A crippled old dwarf plays the guitar and an old dwarfess dances, shaking a tambourine. Fourth number of a series of…

Etching of a small man in a plumed hat dancing with an elderly woman in a bonnet, holding hands before a landscape.

A young dwarf dances with an old dwarfess whose right hand he holds in his left hand. Fifth number of a series of 13…

An old dwarfess turned in profile to the left and a dwarf with long hair seen from the front. Sixth number of a serie…

Etching of an old man leaning toward a young woman holding a fan, seated on ground with a distant building.

A young dwarfess with a fan in her left hand and an old dwarf holding his right hand on his hip, sitting on the groun…

Etching of a stocky halberdier with a feathered hat holding a halberd, with a tower and horseman in the background.

The halberdier. Eighth number of a series of 13 pieces

Etching of a comical lancer with feathered hat carrying a long pike across his shoulders, with a village and tents in the bac

The lancer, Ninth number of a series of 13 pieces

Etching of a stout standard-bearer in a plumed hat carrying a long pole with a billowing flag, walking across a plain.

The standard-bearer. Tenth number of a series of 13 pieces

Etching of a soldier in a plumed hat firing a long musket, smoke rising, with a fortification and small figures in the distan

The arquebusier. Eleventh number of a series of 13 pieces

Etching of a grotesque man with a feathered hat carrying a round shield, with soldiers and tents in the background.

Facetious inventions of love and war. (A. de Vesme 1072, Dutuit 15)

Etching of a plumed, costumed man playing a flute while walking across a flat landscape with a windmill on the right.

Facetious inventions of love and war. (A. de Vesme 1073, Dutuit 15)

Engraved oval portrait of Sigismondo Boldoni wearing a laurel wreath, with a crowned coat of arms and eagles below.

The Poet Sigismond Boldoni (A. de Vesme 29, Dutuit 19)

Etching of a standing man in a fur hat and long coat holding an axe, with a small figure and rider in the distance.

A Pole holding his axe in his left hand (A. de Vesme 281, Dutuit 20)

Etching of a religious procession past a decorated canopy on a city street, with a title cartouche at top.

Frontispiece. Frontispiece of a series of 20 pieces

1632

Etched frontispiece of a Florentine religious procession toward a decorated church facade, with an Italian title cartouche ab

Frontispiece of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a kneeling man and a veiled woman praying in a stone interior, with a candle and Latin inscription below.

Andrew, before his birth, is vowed to the religious state by his father and mother. First number of a series of 20 pi…

Etching of a woman in a canopied bed with a dog on the floor, beneath a Latin inscription in a decorative cartouche.

Dream of Andrew's mother during her pregnancy. Second number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a kneeling young man receiving a monastic habit from a robed monk in an interior, with onlookers and Latin banners

Andrew takes the Carmelite habit. Third number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of two cloaked men in a street, a robed figure in a doorway, and a cartouche with a mermaid and ship.

Andrew tempted by the demon who had borrowed the figure of a relative of the saint. Fourth number of a series of 20 p…

Etching of a seated man reading as two clerics stand nearby in a draped room, with dogs and a decorative banner below.

Frontispiece and vignettes for the "Descrizione delle feste di S. Andrea Corsini" by B. Buonmattei (A. de Vesme 889,…

Etching of a haloed saint at an altar as the Virgin and Child appear in light above, with kneeling figures watching.

The Holy Virgin appears to Andrew while he says his first mass. Sixth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of two robed religious figures, one with a halo, beside a curtained bed where a woman is attended, with a decorative

Frontispiece and vignettes for the "Descrizione delle feste di S. Andrea Corsini" by B. Buonmattei (A. de Vesme 891,…

Etching of a kneeling blind man with a staff before robed figures, with a town view at left and a decorative globe cartouche

Andrew restores sight to a blind man. Eighth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a haloed saint clasping the hand of a figure in a canopied bed, with two companions and Latin captions below.

Frontispiece and vignettes for the "Descrizione delle feste di S. Andrea Corsini" by B. Buonmattei (A. de Vesme 893,…

Engraving of robed men and a child pointing toward a figure behind a striped curtain, within an ornate architectural frame.

A two-year-old child discovers the place where Andrew had hidden himself to avoid being elected bishop. Tenth number…

Etching of a bishop with a halo baptizing a kneeling child at a font, with women and onlookers beside him.

Andrew predicts the unhappy end of a child whom he baptizes. Eleventh number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a haloed figure at a table distributing loaves to men and a crowd, with Latin banners below.

Andrew multiplies the bread to distribute to the poor. Twelfth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a kneeling figure washing a seated man's foot in an interior, with two standing onlookers and a basin on the floor

Andrew heals a poor man of a serious leg illness to whom he washes the feet. Thirteenth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of two kneeling robed figures praying before a brick wall, with a small building visible through an opening at left.

Andrew, by his prayers, makes a wall fall that the demon had made appear before him to prevent him from going to visi…

Etching of the Virgin and Child on a cloud above kneeling and standing clerics, with onlookers and a decorative cartouche bel

Andrew learns from the Holy Virgin, who appears to him while he says mass, the date of his death. Fifteenth number of…

Etching of a corpse on a bier surrounded by kneeling mourners and clergy beside tall candles.

The Corpse of Andrew, exposed to the people, gives off a sweet odor. Sixteenth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a young woman in a canopied bed gazing at a vision of figures and a ladder, with a Latin inscription below.

A Young girl sees in a vision Saint Andrew ascending to heaven. Seventeenth number of a series of 20 pieces

Etching of a young man falling headfirst past a bishop-saint with a staff on a cloud, framed with a Latin cartouche below.

Miracle, operated by Saint Andrew, of a young man who falls from a high tower without being injured. Eighteenth numbe…

Etching of armored cavalry charging in battle, with a radiant saint in a cloud above and lions in a cartouche below.

Saint Andrew appearing in the middle of a cloud, puts to flight an army that was besieging Florence. Nineteenth numbe…

Etching of a crowd of robed figures processing up steps toward a church, with an angel shrine at right and a Latin banner bel

Following the victory obtained, the Florentine people solemnly visit the tomb of the Saint. Twentieth number of a ser…

Etching of a dwarf in a plumed hat riding a donkey, led by a servant on the left and held by a figure at right.

The dwarf mounted on a donkey. First piece

Etching of a richly dressed woman with a plumed hat facing a dwarf, with onlookers and a man with a cane at right.

The lady greeted by a dwarf. Second piece

Etching of two small figures in period costume dueling with rapiers on a flat ground line.

The duel of two dwarfs. Third piece

Etching of five grotesque dwarf musicians gathered around a table of music books, one bowing a large stringed instrument.

Grotesque concert of five dwarfs. Fourth piece

Etched frontispiece showing three bearded men in robes beneath a crowned canopy, with an Italian title cartouche and ships in

Frontispiece of "Dialogo di Galileo Galilei... sopra i due massimi sistemi del Mondo...", in Fiorenza, printed by G.B…

1632

Etching of a ceremonial procession with plumed riders and decorated horses approaching a distant city, with a dedicatory colu

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Dedication and first part of the procession. First number of a ser…

1633

Etching of a mounted procession with plumed riders, archers in red, and a winged standard-bearer on a horse.

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Second part of the procession. Second number of a series of 6 piec…

1633

Etching of a mounted procession with plumed riders and prancing horses across a hatched landscape, with Italian inscriptions

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Third part of the procession. Third number of a series of 6 pieces…

1633

Etching of a procession of mounted riders in plumed hats, with a central horseman and attendants on foot.

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Fourth part of the procession. Fourth number of a series of 6 piec…

1633

Etching of a horse procession of riders and crowds beneath a large leaning tree with a hanging figure in its branches.

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Fifth part of the procession. Fifth number of a series of 6 pieces…

1633

Etched procession of plumed horsemen, attendants and horses on a road, with distant carriages, Della Bella's 1633 Polish amba

Entry of the ambassador of Poland to Rome in 1633, Sixth part of the procession. Sixth number of a series of 6 pieces…

1633

Etching of a porter carrying an inscribed crate before sailing ships, cargo, and a harbor fortress by Stefano Della Bella, 16

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, Frontispiece. First piece (A. de Vesme 810, Dutuit 31)

1634

Etching of a harbor with moored ships and a lighthouse, with turbaned men in long robes talking in the right foreground.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, Three Turks and an Italian gentleman standing talk together. Second piece…

1634

Etching of three men on a shore with masted ships in a harbor and a beached vessel with smoke at right.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, Three men standing on the shore. Third piece (A. de Vesme 812, Dutuit 31)

1634

Etching of an ornate ship on a shore with standing and seated men, smaller boats, and a distant vessel on calm water.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, Two men sitting and five other men standing on the shore. Fourth piece (A…

1634

Etching of men crowding a small boat beside a large ornate galley with tall masts and a ship in the distance.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, A boat full of men who are about to embark on a galley. Fifth piece (A. d…

1634

Etching of a crowded rowboat approaching a two-masted ship while soldiers watch from the shore.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, A boat full of people. Sixth piece (A. de Vesme 815, Dutuit 31)

1634

Etching of a naval battle with crowded rowing boats in the foreground and galleys firing through smoke in the distance.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1634, Combat between several boats and galleys. Seventh piece (A. de Vesme 816,…

1634

Etching of a galley arriving at a busy harbor with rowboats full of people and tall sailing ships under an open sky.

Series of eight seascapes engraved in 1364, A galley arriving in the port and several boats full of people. Eighth pi…

1634

Etching of crowds on a riverbank and boats on the Arno below a bridge, with buildings and clouds above.

The Bridge Game, in Pisa (A. de Vesme 1059, Dutuit 32)

1634

Engraved frontispiece with a winged figure blowing a trumpet above a pedestal, flanked by two figures and cypress trees.

Frontispiece of the book "Festa fatta in Roma" (A. de Vesme CLXIII - Third section, doubtful pieces and pieces whose…

1634

Etching of Jupiter seated in a chariot pulled by two eagles over clouds, with horizontal hatching in the sky.

Four pagan gods each mounted on his chariot: four pieces after Raphael, Jupiter. First piece. (A. de Vesme CV - Third…

Etching of a helmeted nude warrior god on a chariot pulled by two rearing horses above clouds.

Four pagan gods each mounted on his chariot: four pieces after Raphael, Mars. Third piece. (A. de Vesme CVII - Third…

Etching of Mercury seated on a chariot pulled by two roosters over clouds, holding a caduceus.

Four pagan gods each mounted on his chariot: four pieces after Raphael, Mercury. Second piece (A. de Vesme CVI - Thir…

Engraving of a robed god pointing from a decorated chariot while two figures pull the reins across clouds.

Four pagan gods each mounted on his chariot: four pieces after Raphael, Diana. Fourth piece (A. de Vesme CVIII - Thir…

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

Castel Sant'Angelo, in Rome (A. de Vesme 818, Dutuit 35)

Etched frontispiece with a Latin title banner, a cherub above, an old man with a staff, companions, and framing trees.

Frontispiece of "Lactis physica analysis" (A. de Vesme 907, Dutuit 36)