# The Grotto of Pan and Fame, in Baroque and Rococo

Stefano della Bella made this in 1653/55, aged about 43. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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## The work

- Date: 1653/55
- Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions: Image/plate: 24.5 × 37 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 32.9 × 45 cm (13 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1990.501.4
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Stefano della Bella](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/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.

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

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