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Stefano Della Bella

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Etching of Cupid reclining on an inscribed stone, with gods in clouds above and a sea god on sea horses below.

Title page: Cupid, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of Jupiter seated on clouds with an eagle, raising a lightning bolt, by Stefano della Bella, 1644.

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

1644

Etching of a seated woman in flowing robes leaning on a column beside a peacock, with a hilly landscape behind.

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

1644

Etching of a helmeted man in a cloak leaning on a staff, with tents and hills in the background.

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

1644

Etching of Actaeon with stag antlers recoiling as nude women bathe in a pool, with hunting dogs and forest behind.

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

1644

Etching of bearded Jupiter emerging from flaming clouds toward a seated woman draped on a couch, turning away.

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

1644

Etching of Mercury with a horned cow and a sleeping figure Argus on a rocky slope beneath trees.

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

1644

Etching of two nude figures embracing beside water, with trees and a rocky bank behind them.

Salmacis and Hermaphrodite, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a standing man offering an object to a seated woman beside a tree and rocks, in a landscape setting.

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

1644

Etching of two winged figures, Daedalus and Icarus, flying above a hilly landscape with a stone tower below.

Daedalus and Icarus, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a centaur carrying a rider on its back while a small archer aims a bow in a landscape.

Hercules and Deianira, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a figure lying on the ground with a sword while another figure in flowing robes reaches out, set among trees.

Pyramus et Thisbe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Etching of a helmeted warrior with shield and spear facing a coiled dragon beneath a tree, with a hanging figure above.

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

1644

Etching of Pluto enthroned with a staff beside a kneeling veiled woman, before a curtain and rocky underworld setting.

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

1644

Etching of Diana with a crescent in her hair, standing among trees with two dogs at her feet and a hill in the distance.

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

1644

Etching of a winged child with a laurel wreath sketching on a pad beside ancient ruins and a triumphal arch.

Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a dr…

ca. 1641-43

Two Heads of Old Soldiers

after 1641

Etched title page with a decorative cartouche, drapery, and two birds framing the words Diverses figures et griffonnemens.

Title page, from 'Various figures and doodles' (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

ca. 1646

Plate 4: Head of a Woman in Profile, from 'Second collection of various doodles and etching proofs' (Second recueil d…

ca. 1646

Plate 10: Five Heads of Children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

ca. 1646

Etching of a marine bull creature with horns and a curling fish tail resting on waves.

Plate 9: Marine Bull, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

ca. 1646

Etching of a camel seen from behind beside a smaller camel, a seated figure, and a pyramid at left.

Plate 18: Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at left, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a charging wild boar with piglets running beneath it across a sketched landscape with clouds.

Plate 19: Wild Boar, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a camel seen from behind, with a second camel, a seated figure, and a pyramid in a desert landscape.

Plate 18: Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at right, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

after 1641

Etching of a large ox in the foreground with cattle and a herdsman behind it on open ground.

Plate 8: Ox, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 7: Cow, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a saddled cart horse beside hay bundles, with a rider and ruins in the distant landscape.

Plate 22: Cart Horse, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 3: seated monkey, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a buffalo lying down in a field, with a grazing cow at left and a ruined tower and water at right.

Plate 13: Buffalo lying down, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherdess with a bundle beside a grazing horned goat on a grassy slope, with another goat lying nearby.

Plate 14: Shepherdess herding goats, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 16: Stag, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a standing camel and a reclining camel in a landscape, with a small figure with a staff in the background.

Plate 17: Camels, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

after 1641

Etching of a reclining lion with a full mane, with a small animal standing in the distance on the left.

Plate 5: Reclining Lion, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a tall spotted dog standing beside two smaller dogs, one lying down and one standing on it, with a building at lef

Plate 11: Dogs, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a ram and sheep grazing in a pasture, with a small seated shepherd at the left edge.

Plate 12: Sheep and ram in a pasture, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 15: Doe, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 10: Elephant, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a large bear walking over rocky ground with a small cub behind it, against a rocky landscape.

Plate 4: Bear, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 9: Leopard, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a pack horse with a lettered saddle blanket, a seated herder and sheep in a hilly landscape.

Plate 1: a pack horse, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

ca. 1641

Heads of Three Lions

ca. 1641

Etching of a stag leaping with a hound chasing it from the left and a doe running on the right across a landscape.

Hounds Chasing a Stag and a Doe

ca. 1654

Etching of a hunter with a staff facing a cornered stag while dogs attack and horsemen ride in the background.

Stag at bay, from "Animal hunts" (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1654

Etching of a hunter with a rifle and plumed hat beside goats, a seated woman under a tree, and grazing sheep and cattle.

Le Florentin à la chasse

ca. 1654

Etched title page with two sea creatures flanking a crown and blank shield, with the text Paisages maritimes below.

Title Page: Paisages maritimes

ca. 1644

Etching of a seaport with a beached ship, workers with barrels, a sailing ship at anchor, and a large tree on the left.

Plate 1: seaport with ships, from "Seascapes" (Paysages maritimes)

ca. 1644

Torso of a Man with a Shield and Eye Study, plate 19 from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil…

ca. 1646

Etching of a forest scene with a monument topped by a statue and coat of arms, a seated draughtsman at right, and strolling f

Plate 1: a monument with statues and a coat of arms in the center, a draughstman on the ground beneath a tree to righ…

ca. 1643

Etching of an elaborate altar structure with a crown and angel statues, with kneeling crowds and a procession in the courtyar

The Procession of the Holy Sacrament

ca. 1648

Etching of a river landscape with wading cows, a bent figure by the stream, a stone bridge, and windswept trees.

Plate 2: a peasant woman removing her shoes in center, another peasant woman and two cows in a stream to left, a brid…

ca. 1641

Etching of two pilgrims beside ruins under trees, with a shepherd and cattle herd crossing a distant open landscape.

Plate 4: two pilgrims observing ruins to right, one pointing towards the right, a shepherd and a herd of cattle in ce…

ca. 1641

Etching of horsemen and dogs chasing a stag through a stream, with trees on the left and hills in the distance.

Plate 5: two horsemen in a stream to right, riding towards the left, following four dogs chasing a stag, another dog…

ca. 1641

Etching of a windswept tree, a fisherman with a net, two horsemen in a stream, and a ruined castle in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, a castle in ruins t…

ca. 1641

Etching of horsemen crossing a river, a woman on a donkey, trees framing the scene, and a stone bridge in the distance.

Plate 3: two horsemen crossing a river to right, a woman with two baskets atop a donkey to left, trees to the left an…

ca. 1641

Etching of a coastal landscape with moored boats, a fortress on a hill, a walking man, and a large tree at right.

Plate 7: various boats on shore to left, a man carrying a bag, seen from behind and walking towards the background, a…

ca. 1641

Etching of two galleys and small rowboats on water, with a fortress on a hill in the background.

Plate 8: A the bow of a galley at left and another galley at right, seen from behind, two rowboats in center, a hill…

ca. 1641

Etching of two horsemen galloping along a road past a thatched cottage and trees, with a seated figure at right.

Plate 9: two horsemen at left galloping uphill towards the right, a horse and seated man to right, from 'Various land…

ca. 1641

Etching of a windmill, farm buildings, and figures with horses in a landscape, with a windblown tree at left.

Plate 10: a family in center foreground, various figures and horses in middleground, a windmill in center background,…

ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherdess under a tree watching grazing sheep, goats and cattle, with distant hills and a rocky outcrop.

Plate 11: shepherdess seated to the right under a tree, watching her flock to the left, mountains to right in the bac…

ca. 1641

Etching of a seated draughtsman, a shepherd, grazing cattle and goats beside ruins and a tree in a broad landscape.

Plate 12: a seated draughtsman to left, a standing shepherd next to him to right, ruins and animals to the right, a t…

ca. 1641

Etching of two eagles on rocky ground, one bending over a lamb it is devouring, with hills and clouds behind.

Two eagles, one devouring a lamb, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

ca. 1651

Two eagles, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

ca. 1651

Two eagles, one with prey, from 'Eagles' (Les aigles)

ca. 1651

Etching of a leaping doe chased by a hound past a large oak, with a rider and stag in the distant background.

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1654

Etching of a running wild boar with tusks, followed by small dogs, against a faint landscape with trees.

Wild boar, plate 19 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Wolf, plate 20 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Horse, plate 21 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

1641

Etching of a saddled horse standing before ruins and a hay bundle, with a rider in the distant landscape.

Cart Horse, plate 22 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of two hounds, one seated and one standing with a wide collar, with small figures and trees in the background.

Two hounds, plate 23 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a standing donkey seen from behind, a reclining donkey at left, and two distant animals in an open landscape.

Donkeys, plate 24 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a buffalo lying down in a landscape with a ruined tower, hills, and another animal at left.

Buffalo lying down, plate 13 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherdess with a bundle beside a horned goat grazing on a grassy hillside, with a second goat below.

Shepherdess herding goats, plate 14 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Doe, plate 15 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Stag, plate 16 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a standing two-humped camel and a reclining camel on open ground, with a small herder with a staff in the distance

Camels, plate 17 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a camel seen from behind beside a pyramid, with a second camel and a seated figure in a hilly landscape.

Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at left, plate 18 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Plate 10: two heads of old soldiers wearing helmets, both facing left and looking downwards, from "The principles of…

ca. 1641

Etching of a laden pack horse with a blanket inscribed Diversi Animali, walking on a slope beside a second animal and a figur

Pack Horse, frontispiece for "Diversi Animali"

ca. 1641

Etching of two eagles, one perched on a rock and one on a gnarled branch with wings spread, with small birds in the backgroun

Eagle and eaglet, plate 2 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Seated monkey, plate 3 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

1641

Etching of a large bear sniffing the ground with a small cub walking behind it among rocks.

Bear, plate 4 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

1641

Reclining lion, plate 5 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

1641

Lion, plate 6 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a large ostrich fleeing across rocky ground as dogs chase it, with a rider and second ostrich behind.

Ostrich hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1654

Etching of a shocked soldier in a helmet beside a wide-eyed man in a fur hat, both showing fear.

Frightened Soldier and a Man in a Fur Hat

ca. 1652

Etching of a large bull in the foreground with cattle and a herdsman in the background on rough ground.

Cow, plate 8 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Ox, plate 7 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Leopard, plate 9 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Elephant, plate 10 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a tall spotted hound standing beside a building, with a resting dog and a puppy standing on it at right.

Dogs, plate 11 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of sheep and a ram grazing in a pasture, with a small seated figure at the left and hills in the distance.

Sheep and ram in a pasture, plate 12 from "Various Animals" (Diversi Animali)

ca. 1641

Etching of a galley with sails beside a stone quay, cannons in the foreground, and figures disembarking from rowboats in a ha

A galley covered in sails to left, six cannons and four people to left in foreground, one man seated at far left smok…

1655

Etching of Livorno harbor with a statue on a pedestal, large ships at both sides, and busy quayside figures and rowboats.

Port of Livorno with Statue of Ferdinand I, from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

1655

Etching of a galley departing a crowded harbor quay, with rowing boats in front and ships firing cannons in the distance.

Departure of a galley at the Port of Livorno, from from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

1654-55

Etching of a busy harbor with tall ships, rowboats, loading figures, and a fortified wall beside a stone quay.

View of the fortifications, two men lifting a plank at right, several ships and boats the background and a galley at…

1655

Etching of the colossal Appennino statue seated on rock beside a balustraded garden terrace, with visitors and tall pines.

Villa of Pratolino: The Appenino

ca. 1653