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Stefano Della Bella

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Etching of ten cavaliers on horseback with plumed headdresses, five arranged in a V formation on a pale sheet.

Ten Cavaliers Including Five Forming a V

1652

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ under trees while a haloed man reads a book beside them.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

ca. 1649

Etching of a crowded 17th-century banquet hall with guests in elaborate dress, a chandelier, and draped curtains.

Banquet of the Piacevoli

1627

Etching of a bearded man embracing a bronze bull while a laurel-crowned ruler gestures beside a crowd and a cherub.

Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull

17th century

Etching of a bearded archbishop in a long robe with outstretched arms, standing on clouds among cherubs.

St. Anthony, Archbishop of Florence

1651

Etching of a row of cannons firing in clouds of smoke at a distant city, with soldiers and cannonballs in the foreground.

Plate 6: battery of cannons firing on a city, from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

ca. 1641

Etching of a laden horse cart with riders on a road, a dead horse in the foreground, and cannons in the distance.

Plate 1: a horse drawn cart carrying people and goods, dead horse in the foreground, from "Various Military Caprices"…

ca. 1641

Etching of a groom seen from behind holding a plumed horse by the bridle, with a small rider on horseback at left.

A Polish groom, from the back, holding a horse by the bridle

ca. 1662

Etched title page with palm fronds, a crowned coat of arms, and script lettering dedicating Agréable diversité de figures, 16

Two palms and a coat of arms frame the title and dedication, title page and plate 1 for "Various Figures" (Agréable d…

1642

Etching of a crowded city square with an equestrian statue at center, flanked by two large buildings and many figures.

La Place Dauphine, on the coast of Pont Neuf, the equestrian statue of Louis XIII in center, seen from the back and n…

1642

Etching of an equestrian statue on a pedestal in a city square, with horsemen, pedestrians, dogs and long façades behind.

La Place Royale, equestrian statue of Louis XIII in profile facing the left in center, various horsemen and figures i…

1642

Etching of two horsemen and dogs chasing a deer past a large group of trees on the right.

A deer hunt, two horsemen galloping towards the left behind three dogs and a deer, a group of trees to right, plate 4…

1642

Etching of two pilgrims resting under a tree at left while a horseman rides past ruined arches on the right.

Two pilgrims with hats rest to the left, seen from behind, a horseman rides towards the background to the right, plat…

1642

Etching of two seated women, one nursing a child, with a dog and a horse carrying a pack, figures and sheep in the distance.

Two women, one nursing a child, seated next to a dog and a horse carrying a pack, horses and figures to left in the b…

1642

Etching of a fortress gate with cannons, soldiers, a seated woman and child by a fire, and a banner reading ET PACE ET BELLO.

An entrance to a fortress in center, a woman with child seated by a fire to right, soldiers gather to right and in ce…

ca. 1641

Etching of cannon carriages on the left, horsemen fighting and a dead horse on the right, with a bridge and smoke in the back

A procession of horse-drawn cannon carriages to left, horsemen in combat and a dead horse to right, battle on a bridg…

ca. 1641

Etching of a military procession with horsemen, a cannon on a carriage, and foot soldiers crossing an open landscape.

A procession of horsemen and cannons in the middle ground walking to the left, a cannon and two men to left, from "Pe…

ca. 1641

Etching of a young sailor and an old bearded man seated by the sea with a dog, sailboats at right.

A young sailor and an old man sitting by the sea

17th century

Etching of a horseman leaping on a rearing horse in a riding school, directed by a swordsman, with dogs and a stable.

A riding school, a horseman with sword jumping directed by another man with a sword in center, a man standing next to…

ca. 1645

Etching of two women walking right past a ruined arch, with a horseback rider and a small building in the background.

Plate 3: two girls walking towards the right, seen from behind, a woman on a horse to right in background, from "Dive…

ca. 1648

Etching of a deer hunt with two horsemen galloping right behind dogs and a deer, with large trees at left.

Plate 4: a deer hunt, two horsemen galloping towards the rightbehind three dogs and a deer, a group of trees to left,…

after 1642

Etching of a man playing violin, a seated woman with a child, a woman behind a tree, and figures by a river.

A man playing the violin in center, turned towards the left in profile, a seated woman to left playing with her danci…

1649

Etching of a battle on a bridge with a horseman and footsoldiers fighting, smoke rising, and a title panel reading Varie figu

Combat on a bridge, a horseman and two footsoldiers battle with swords at bottom right, one footsoldier on the ground…

ca. 1645

Etching of a cavalry skirmish with swordsmen on horseback, a fallen man and smoke over a distant battlefield.

A skirmish, two horsemen battling with swords to the right, men carrying a flag running away towards the right, a dea…

ca. 1645

Etching of a horse-drawn cart loaded with goods and people, a dead horse in the foreground, and a distant army and cannons.

A horse drawn cart carrying people and goods, dead horse in the foreground, plate 1 from "Various Military Caprices"…

ca. 1641

Etching of a cannon on a carriage with soldiers and barrels, a ruined tower at left and a distant town with smoke at right.

A cannon to the left, a town in the background, plate 2 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

ca. 1641

Etching of an officer giving orders to a soldier beside a cannon, with wagons, horsemen and smoke in the landscape behind.

An officer giving orders to a soldier in centre foreground, cannon at left, plate 3 from "Various Military Caprices"…

ca. 1641

Etching of a military camp with thatched huts, cannons, soldiers, and a figure on a parapet at right, with smoke rising.

A military encampment with a soldier standing on a parapet to the right beating a drum, plate 4 from "Various Militar…

ca. 1641

Etching of a pikeman beside a cannon, with soldiers, a windmill and cannonballs in an open field.

A Pikeman standing at right next to a canon, other military figures in the background, plate 5 from "Various Military…

ca. 1641

Etching of a battery of cannons firing smoke toward a distant city, with soldiers and cannonballs in the foreground.

Battery of cannons firing on a city, plate 6 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

ca. 1641

Etching of a skeleton in a plumed hat riding a skeletal horse over a battlefield littered with fallen soldiers.

Death on a Battlefield, from "The five deaths" (Les cinq Morts)

ca. 1646-47

Etching of a seated woman talking to a standing woman carrying two children, with a church and boats in the background.

A woman seated to left holding a child, facing right in profile, conversing with a standing woman in center, carrying…

1649

Etching of two children embracing, one resting its head on the other's shoulder, rendered in fine flowing lines.

Two Children Embrace

ca. 1662

Etching of a man playing a hurdy gurdy beside a boy with a triangle, with peasants dancing in a ring near cottages.

A man sings and plays the hurdy gurdy, accompanied by a boy playing the triangle to right, a group of peasants dancin…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant woman leading a cow through a stream, with a second cow behind her and trees in the background.

A peasant woman herds two cows across a stream, walking towards the left, plate 2 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of two women walking left past a crumbling arch, with a rider on horseback and a rustic house in the distance.

Two girls walking towards the left, seen from behind, a woman on a horse to left in background, plate 3 from "Diversi…

ca. 1644-47

A horse in profile facing the left, about to descend from a mound, a horseman to left in background, plate 4 from "Di…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant on horseback talking to a standing man beside the horse, with a hilly landscape behind them.

A peasant on horseback in profile facing the right, holding a basket and talking to another man standing behind the h…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of two horses on a grassy bank, a horseman and sheep flock on a ridge to the left, under a cloudy sky.

Two horses ascending the bank of a river at right, following a procession of horses and one horseman to the left, pla…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a horseman descending a riverbank with a second rider crossing the river to the right.

A horseman descends a riverbank, another horseman in river to right, plate 8 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a chaotic cavalry battle with rearing horses, sword-wielding riders and smoke, with an orderly army in the distanc

A battle on horseback, from "Peace and War" (Divers desseins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre)

ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with smoke rising from a central ship, surrounded by masted vessels and a small rowboat on the sea.

Naval combat, a ship at center, seen from behind, firing at four enemy ships, another ship entering from the right, a…

ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with a crowded rowboat, drowning figures in the sea, and a burning ship sinking in smoke.

Naval battle, a rowboat filled with people fighting with muskets to left, people drowning in the sea in the center an…

ca. 1641

Etching of fishermen hauling and mending nets on a shore, with boats and distant buildings on the horizon.

A fisherman bringing in his nets, a man at left pushing a bale to the right, two seated figures mending nets, and two…

ca. 1662

A man wearing a plumed hat in center facing right, a woman walking towards the left in the background, plate 17 from…

ca. 1644-47

A noblewoman walking towards the left with a feathered fan, another woman in background to left, plate 18 from "Diver…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a nobleman in court dress seen from behind, holding a sword, with a small figure standing at right.

A Polish nobleman in court dress, standing in center, seen from behind, another nobleman to right in background, plat…

ca. 1644-47

An old Polish nobleman wearing a plumed hat in center, standing in profile facing right, another Polish man to right…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a woman from behind wrapping a child in a shawl, with small figures and a horse in the background.

A poor woman to left, seen from behind, enveloping her child in a shawl, another woman seen from behind to left in ba…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a cloaked woman with three children, one on her shoulders, one in her arms, and one walking ahead.

A beggar woman with three children, one child on her shoulders, one child in her arms, and one child who walks in fro…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a satyr leaning against a tree beside a child playing with a goat, with a distant landscape behind.

A satyr sitting against a tree to right and holding a flute in his right hand, a child playing with a goat to left, p…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a herdsman on horseback leading cattle down a hill, with a stone pine and a distant tower.

Herdsman atop a horse, seen from behind, leads his cattle down a hill, a tower on a hill to left in the background, p…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of two men and a woman seated in an open landscape conversing, with small figures in the distance.

Two noblemen seated in center, seen from behind, conversing with a noblewoman seated between them, a noblewoman and m…

1642

Etching of a seated horse in the foreground with other horses, a leaning tree, and a distant building in a landscape.

A seated horse to right, seen from behind and turned to the left, three other horses in middleground, a tree in cente…

1642

Etching of two resting goats in the foreground, with trees, a rocky riverbank, small figures and a hatched cloudy sky.

Two goats resting to right, turned towards the left, four men and a horse in a river in the background, plate 9 from…

1642

Etching of a horseman carrying a woman behind him, with a young man with a sword following on foot in an open landscape.

A horseman and a woman, seen from behind, riding towards the right with a young man following them to left, another h…

1642

Etching of a soldier on horseback with a musket, descending a slope, with other riders in the distance.

A soldier on horseback, holding a musket in his right hand, in profile descending a slope towards the right, other so…

1642

Etching of two pikemen walking right with long pikes on their shoulders, one holding a hanging bird, in a sparse landscape.

Two pikemen walking towards the right, each with their pikes in their right hands, plate 13 from "Various Figures" (A…

1642

Etching of a cow on a grassy bank, a woman in a headscarf, two cows on a stone bridge, and trees at left.

A cow ascending a bank, a peasant woman leading two cows across a bridge in background, plate 9 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of two horsemen in plumed hats descending a hill, with a distant rider on a smaller horse at right.

Two horsemen descending a mountain at left, another horseman to right in background, plate 10 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a young rider on horseback leading another horse along a rough path past a bank and trees.

A young horseman, seen from the front, leading another horse, plate 11 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a cow drinking from a stone trough beside a wooded bank, with cattle resting in the background.

A cow drinking from a stone trough, other cows to left in background, plate 12 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant woman with a basket walking between a grazing donkey on the left and a packed horse on the right.

A peasant woman, seen from the back, holding a basket in center, a donkey to left and a horse with a pack on its back…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a woman riding a donkey side saddle with a child, a second woman walking beside her carrying a bag.

A young peasant woman and her child sitting side saddle atop a horse in center, another peasant woman to right, holdi…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a man in a fur hat holding a horse draped in a spotted fur cover, with small figures in the background.

A Polish nobleman, facing away, holding his horse covered in leopard skin, four men and a horse in background, plate…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a large elephant with a turbaned mahout at right and a smaller elephant in the background at left.

An elephant in center, his mahout standing to the right wearing an Oriental costume, another elephant to left in back…

ca. 1644-47

Etching of a feathered-hat man leading a horse by the bridle, with a rear view of a sword-bearing man and a head study.

A Pole Holding a Horse by the Bridle

ca. 1662

Etching of a turbaned rider on horseback leading another horse through shallow water, with a distant hill behind.

A Polish Groom Bathing Horses

ca. 1662

Four Turks and a Black Man

ca. 1662

Four Turks, Half Length

ca. 1662

Two sailors in caps and cloaks beside a bale on a quay, with moored boats and a distant ship in the harbor.

Two sailors with a bale of merchandise

ca. 1662

Pen drawing of a turbaned rider leading a second horse across open ground, with a hill in the distance.

Polish Groom Bathing Horses

ca. 1662

Etching of Bacchus with a leafy wreath and animal skin, walking beside a large dog, with an urn and tree at left.

Bacchus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of draped figures on the ground beneath two archers with bows in clouds, from Stefano della Bella's 1644 Game of Myth

Niobe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Pygmalion seated beside a standing female statue on a pedestal, with Cupid with bow in the upper left.

Pygmalion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of two running figures on open ground, one holding a golden apple, with trees and distant figures in the background.

Hippomenes and Atalanta, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Amphion seated on a mound playing a lyre, with a walled city of towers in the background.

Amphion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Neptune in a crown with a trident riding a shell chariot pulled by a sea horse over waves.

Neptune, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Pallas in plumed helmet with Medusa shield beside a seated figure, with a pyramid and trees in the background.

Pallas, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Mercury in a plumed helmet and winged sandals, holding a caduceus, standing in a hilly landscape with a shrub.

Mercury, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a woman and child by a pond with frog-like figures in the water and a dog at lower left, in a hilly landscape.

Latona, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of armored Pallas pointing at seated Arachne beside a spider web, with draped curtains behind them.

Pallas et Arachne, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a draped woman drinking from a bowl while a child reaches toward her, with a second woman and trees behind.

Ceres, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Danäe reclining on a bed as golden coins fall from a cloud while a servant and winged figure attend her.

Jupiter and Danäe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of two mythological figures in a landscape, a man and a woman holding a spear, with a dog beside her.

Cephalus and Procris, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Arion playing a lyre while riding a dolphin over choppy sea waves under hatched sky.

Arion, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Perseus holding Medusa's severed head and a shield beside a fallen body, with rocky hatched background.

Persée et Méduse

1644

Etching of a winged figure carrying a woman with flowing hair through swirling clouds.

Boreas and Oreithyia, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a woman in flowing drapery riding a bull through rough sea waves, with small distant figures on the shore.

Jupiter and Europa, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a woman on a rock raising her arm toward a distant sailing ship on the sea.

Theseus and Ariadne, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a youth with flowing hair riding a flying eagle over rocky mountains and clouds.

Jupiter and Ganymede, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a man in a headscarf gesturing to a seated woman leaning on a pedestal, in a garden with arched hedges and cypress

Vertumnus and Pomona, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of two women walking hand in hand past a tree, with a grazing animal and hills in the background.

Jupiter and Callisto, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Saturn with a scythe seated beside a tree, holding a staff, with a child figure and distant mountains.

Saturn, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Venus in a garlanded chariot with a winged cherub and swans, with cypress trees and garden arches behind.

Venus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Apollo standing with a lyre and quiver, a radiant halo above him, beside a rocky hill and trees.

Apollo, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644