# Stefano della Bella

Italian, 1610–1664

Della Bella trained in Florence and became one of the finest etchers of the seventeenth century, working for the Medici and drawing inspiration from Jacques Callot. He spent about ten years in Paris from 1639, working for publishers and the court, before returning to Florence. His more than a thousand etchings range from festivals and theatre spectacles to landscapes, animals and ornament, drawn with a light, lively needle.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

4 works in the collection.

- [The Grotto of Pan and Fame](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-grotto-of-pan-and-fame-aic-121412), Stefano della Bella, 1653/55. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [The Colossal Statue of the Apennines, from Views of Villa di Pratolino](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-colossal-statue-of-the-apennines-from-views-of-villa-di-aic-121416), Stefano della Bella, c. 1653. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/equestrian-ballet-in-the-amphitheater-of-the-boboli-gardens-aic-137054), Stefano della Bella, 1661. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Title Page for "Ornamenti di fregi e fogliani"](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/title-page-for-ornamenti-di-fregi-e-fogliani-nga-30492), Stefano della Bella, probably 1648. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.