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Stefano Della Bella

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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

Etching in two parts: a friar holding a sun above clouds with Lima below, and a robed theologian between columns with text pa

Decoration for a Thesis in Honor of Saint Francis Solano in two parts: the top part with Saint Francis Solano, arms r…

1639

Etching of a crowned allegorical woman with scepter riding a chariot pulled by two horses, with French text below.

Allegory of Europe, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a feathered allegorical woman holding a shield with three lions, with French caption Grande Bretagne belo

Grande Bretagne, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of an allegorical woman in plumed headdress holding a shield with a cross, with French text naming Hongrie below.

Hongrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered hat and fur cloak with a staff, labeled Dalmatie, from a 1644 geography game.

Dalmatie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of an allegorical female figure in plumed helmet holding a shield, with French caption naming Sicily below.

Sicile, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Madere, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a standing woman with feathered headdress holding a flagpole, with French text below reading Arabie Trogl

Arabie Troglodytique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a standing robed woman with a staff, titled Egypte, with French descriptive text below.

Egypte, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a feathered headdress and patterned gown holding a spear, with French caption naming Zanzibar.

Zanzibar, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Nigritane, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a feathered figure holding a spear, numbered 6, with French text describing the Congo kingdom below.

Congo, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman with two spears and a plumed headdress, with French text describing the desert region of Libya be

Libye, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card numbered 3 showing a standing figure with a feathered headdress and staff, with French text describing Numidia.

Numidie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a feathered female figure holding a fan, with French caption about Mauritania beneath, card number 2.

Mauritanie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Barbarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of an elephant pulling an ornate carriage with a turbaned woman, with French caption labeled Asie below.

Asie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and flowing robe, with French caption text below naming Sumatra.

Sumatra, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a standing woman in a long robe and headdress leaning on a staff, labeled Chine, numbered 9.

Chine, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a tall headdress and patterned gown holding a bow and arrow, with French caption reading Pegu.

Pegu, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing figure in a plumed headdress and patterned robe holding a feathered fan, with French caption below.

Narsingue, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched print of a standing figure in a tall ornate headdress and long robe holding a staff, with French caption below.

Empire du grand Mogor, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a plumed headdress and robe, with the French title Armenie and caption below.

Armenie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and draped robe, labeled Arabie with French text beneath, numbered 4.

Arabie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card of a standing allegorical woman holding a flag, with the number 3 and a French caption naming Syrie.

Syrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched print of a figure in feathered headdress with bow and quiver, titled Tartarie, with French text beneath.

Tartarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered headdress and embroidered robe holding a staff, with French caption on Moscovie.

Moscovie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etching of a rider on a rearing horse brandishing a lance, with French caption text beneath reading Pérou.

Pérou, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched print of a feathered female figure with spear and bow, above French text describing Nouvelle France.

Nouvelle France, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Etched figure in feathered headdress and cloak holding plumes, with French text below naming Brésil.

Brésil, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

1644

Oval fan with an engraved rebus of cupids, an eagle, ships and scales, edged in coloured silk fringe on a wooden handle.

A fan with a rebus on Love on one side Fortune on the other

ca. 1639

Etching of a soldier on a rampart beside a cannon and tall wicker gabions with a flag behind.

Een soldaat op de uitkijk en een kanon achter rieten bescherming

1620

Etching of a sword-wielding rider on a galloping horse, with smaller mounted riders and running animals in a landscape below.

Ruiter met zwaard in hand op een rennend paard in een landschap met meer ruiters te paard

1620

Etching of a commander on a rearing horse holding a baton, with small mounted riders in the distant landscape.

Commandant te paard in een landschap met meer ruiters te paard

1620

Etching of a rider with a woman behind him on a rearing horse, with smaller riders in an open landscape.

Ruiter met vrouw achterop in een landschap met meer ruiters te paard

1620

Etching of two horsemen in plumed hats firing pistols at each other while their horses rear in an open landscape.

Twee ruiters te paard in gevecht

1620

Etching of a mare nursing a foal in a landscape, with grazing horses and a rearing horse in the distance.

Zogend paard met veulen in een landschap met meer paarden

1620

Etching of horses fighting on a plain, one rearing and biting another, with smaller horses galloping in the distance.

Vechtende paarden

1620

Etching of two men flaying a horse lying in a landscape with trees and buildings in the distance.

Twee mannen villen een paard

1620

Circular etching of a pastoral landscape with cattle, sheep, shepherds, a Corinthian capital and distant ruins under trees.

Landschap met kudde en Korinthisch kapiteel

1620

Etched print with twelve panels diagramming formations of mounted riders on horseback in lines, circles and star patterns.

Paardenballet

1620

Etched print in nine panels showing small mounted riders in formations around a central ornate chariot.

Paardenballet

1652

Etching of a funeral hall with a central catafalque, draped banners, skeletal figures and a crowd of mourners in period dress

Begrafenis van Francesco II de' Medici

1620

Etching of a church facade decorated for a funeral, with draped fabric, a double-headed eagle, skeletal figures and mourners.

Façade van de San Lorenzo in Florence

1637

Etching of a church interior with columns, draped curtains, skeletal figures in shrouds, and candles on an altar.

Interieur van de San Lorenzo in Florence

1637

Engraving of a satyr leaning on a grape-laden branch in an ornate cartouche, with the title L'Automne below.

Herfst

1620

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

Etching of a curly-haired boy with a halo biting fruit, holding a staff, beside a grazing animal in an oval landscape.

Saint John the Baptist Biting a Piece of Fruit

ca. 1641

Etching of a haloed young Saint John the Baptist with a fur garment, staff and lamb, by Stefano della Bella.

Saint John the Baptist holding his folded robe

ca. 1641

Etching of a child with a halo eating fruit beside a grazing sheep, with a staff and an open landscape behind.

Saint John the Baptist eating a piece of fruit, an oval composition

ca. 1641

Etched title page with a drawn theater curtain, the inscription Il Nino Figlio Tragedia, a coat of arms, and an audience belo

Title page for "The Child Nino" (Il Nino Figlio), a stage with the curtain drawn, the coat of arms of the duke of Mod…

ca. 1655

Title page of a 1634 Florentine funeral oration, with an engraved Medici coat of arms beneath a crown and printed text.

Medici coat of arms in bottom center, title page 2 from "In Morte del Serenissimo Principe Francesco di Toscana, Oraz…

1634

Etched vertical ornament with a deer head, antlers, a bow and arrow, oak leaves, and two wild boar heads at the base.

Two wild boar heads below, a deer head above, a bow and arrow in center, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o…

ca. 1650-56

Etching of a hunting trophy with two boar heads above, two deer heads below, a spear, ribbons and a conch shell.

A hunting trophy, two wild boar heads above, two deer heads below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grotte…

ca. 1650-56

Etched ornament of a deer head, two dogs, a quiver of arrows, and Diana with a crescent moon at top, framed by ribbons.

A hunting trophy: a quiver, two arrows, two bows, a deer head, two dogs, two spears, and the head of Diana at top, fr…

ca. 1650-56

Etching of a winged skeleton beating a drum above an owl and a hanging bell within scrolled ornamental foliage.

Death beating a drum above, an owl and a bell attached to a ribbon below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o…

ca. 1650-56

Etching of a boy holding a young leopard beside a reclining leopard, framed by a tall scrolling acanthus ornament.

A young boy holding a young leopard in his arms, the mother leopard laying below, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Orn…

ca. 1650-56

Etching of two winged putti blowing bubbles above a scrolled ornament, with a bat and foliage garlands below.

Two putti above, their legs ending in scrollwork, a bat below,, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

ca. 1650-56

Etching of three winged sphinx-like figures climbing among scrolls and vine branches in a vertical grotesque ornament panel.

Three sphinxes climbing a vine, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

ca. 1650-56

Etching of a girl lifting a rabbit toward a dog in a scrolling ornamental frame, with a second dog at her feet.

A young girl, seen from behind, lifting a rabbit into the air for a dog above to grasp, another dog at her feet, from…

ca. 1650-56

Etched ornamental panel with two eagles, leopard heads and curling foliage beneath a circular title cartouche.

Two eagles with wings spread, below two leopard heads attached to tree trunks that form three circles, from "Ornament…

ca. 1650-56

Etching of three goats climbing a leafy vine twisting in an S shape, with berries and foliage, by Stefano della Bella.

Three goats climbing a vine in the shape of a backwards 'S', from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

ca. 1650-56

Etched ornamental panel with two camel heads whose bodies merge into acanthus scrollwork, with fruit swags below.

Two camels, their bodies turning into decorative leaves and scrollwork, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o G…

ca. 1650-56

Etched vertical panel with an empty cartouche, two horse heads at top, and a cuirass with draped tassels below.

Vertical Panel with a Cartouche stacked on top of a Cuirass, from "Ornaments or Grotesques" (Ornamenti o Grottesche)

ca. 1650-56

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, two nymphs on the sides, and a duck at the base, by Stefano della Bella.

A cartouche supported by a duck below and decorated with two nymphs whose arms become tree branches, plate 6 from "No…

ca. 1647

Etching of an empty cartouche with drapery, two reclining skeletons on top, and scroll ornament at left.

A cartouche formed by drapery and topped with two skeletons atop an Ionic entablature, plate 10 from "Nouvelles inven…

ca. 1647

Etching of an empty oval cartouche flanked by two winged putti on ram-head scrollwork, with tassels hanging below.

A cartouche flanked by two winged infant satyrs riding on the heads of two rams, plate 12 from "Nouvelles inventions…

ca. 1647

Etched ornamental cartouche with blank center, flanked by two satyrs, tassels and scrollwork, with a hat and rope at top.

A cartouche flanked by two satyrs, crowned with half a herm and half a cardinal's hat, plate 7 from "Nouvelles invent…

ca. 1647

Etching of an oval cartouche made of a tiger skin, held up by two centaurs against a feathered background.

A cartouche formed by a tiger skin and flanked by two centaurs, plate 4 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

ca. 1647

Etching of an empty cartouche flanked by two dragons whose tails support a crown, with chains hanging below.

A cartouche flanked by dragons, their tails supporting a crown at top, plate 8 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

ca. 1647

Etching of an empty heart-shaped cartouche flanked by two nude figures climbing through leafy foliage.

A cartouche flanked by Apollo and Pan, plate 5 from "Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches"

ca. 1647

Etching of an ornate cartouche with a sundial, a feathered skull at top, and a Latin banner reading Umbrae transitus tempus n

A cartouche with a sundial, a skull with feathers on its head at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesc…

ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with a loom, a skull at top and bones at the sides, with a Latin banner reading DUM ADHUC ORDIRER.

A cartouche with a loom, a skull at top, bones to either side, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Me…

ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with laurel and palm wreath, skull and crossbones at top, and a Latin motto banner.

A cartouche with a wreath of laurel and palms, a skull and crossbones at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of…

ca. 1640-60

Etched emblem with a helmeted skull with plumes, a cuirass, shield, crossed swords and the banner FIDUCIA FORTITUDINIS.

A cartouche with armor, a skull with armor and a helmet with feathers at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of…

ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with a violin in its case, a plumed skull at top, and a Latin scroll inscription below.

A cartouche with a violin coming out of its case, a skull with a helmet with feathers at top, from "Eight Emblems for…

ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with a skull and crossbones above, an eagle holding a snake, and a Latin motto banner.

A cartouche with an eagle and a snake, a skull and crossbones at top, wings to either side, from "Eight Emblems for t…

ca. 1640-60

Etching of an ornamental cartouche with a windswept tree, a draped skull at top, and bones at the sides, with a Latin scroll.

A cartouche with a tree blowing in the wind, a skull with drapery at top, bones to either side, from "Eight Emblems f…

ca. 1640-60

Etched cartouche with skull and crossbones, grotesque face, Latin banner and a smoking censer at the centre.

A cartouche with a censer, a skull and crossbones and a grotesque face at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of…

ca. 1640-60

Etching of two goats climbing and nibbling leafy branches in a vertical ornamental scroll design.

Two Goats Nibbling Branches

ca. 1653

Etched title page with a cartouche, two horse heads, armor and draped banners, by Stefano della Bella.

Titelprent met cartouche met wapenrusting en twee paardenhoofden

1620

Etching of a woman seen from behind carrying a jug, framed by scrolling foliage with a dog in a cartouche above.

Ornament met meisje van achteren gezien

1620

Etching with two ornamental cartouches, a coat of arms, grotesque masks, putti and fruit garlands, by Stefano della Bella.

Twee cartouches en drie groteske maskers

1646

Etched title page with a cartouche, a putto between two leopard heads, and a ram skull at the base, 1646.

Titelprent met cartouche met een putto, twee panterkoppen en een schedel van een ram

1646

Etching of an ornamental cartouche with a blank shield, a lion's head, and two trumpeting putti supporting a helmet.

Cartouche met leeuwenkop, twee schilden en twee trompetblazende engelen die een helm ondersteunen

1646

Etched cartouche with two eagles flanking a blank shield, a plumed helmet above and crossed swords below.

Cartouche met twee adelaars, een helm met pluim en twee lege schilden

1646

Etching of an empty cartouche flanked by two griffins, with a plumed helmet above and crossed batons below.

Cartouche met twee griffioenen en helm erboven

1646

Etched cartouche with two putti on eagles holding up a plumed helmet above an empty oval frame with ribbons.

Cartouche met twee putti op adelaars die samen een helm ophouden

1646

Etching of a heraldic shield with six spheres, a crown, two putti with lions, and a lion head ornament below.

Cartouche met wapenschild en vignet met leeuwenkop

1646

Etching of an oval cartouche with a shell, crown, putti and sea creatures flanking an empty central panel.

Cartouche met schelp, kroon en tritons met sirenes op de schouders

1646

Etching of a central oval cartouche with a blank shield and putti, surrounded by four corner scroll and mask ornaments.

Vier cartouches en een masker

1646

Etching of an oval cartouche with two nude women holding a flower vase above a scrolled, garlanded empty panel.

Cartouche met twee naakte vrouwen uitlopend in bladornament die vaas met bloemen vasthouden

1646

Etched ornamental cartouche topped by two fighting sea horses, with smaller cartouches below holding sea creatures.

Cartouche met twee zeepaarden die elkaar bijten en twee kleine cartouches met zeewezens

1646

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