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The Florentine Stefano della Bella was an important draughtsman and etcher of the 17th century. His works have influenced many European artists. As a child he learned to draw and the art of engraving from a goldsmith in Florence. In the following years he copied works by Jacques Callot, among others. The artist came from Nancy in Lorraine. Callot was known for his drawings and etchings which he made for the court of the Medici family. Remigio Cantagallina, Jacques Callot's teacher, taught Stefano della Bella and supported his education. della Bella's work was strongly influenced by Callots masterly figurative representations. Stefano della Bella expanded his artistic skills in various studios in Florence. Besides drawing, he also devoted himself to painting. Callots teacher put him in contact with Cesare Dandini, who gave Stefano della Bella additional training in the art of painting. In 1632 della Bella created the figure of Copernicus for the edition Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi by Galileo Galilei. Today's art historians suspect that the artist did not create an individual portrait, but an archetype. He drew Copernicus in the posture of a scholar typical of the time.
Stefano della Bella was given the opportunity to work in Rome by the de Medici family, where he also distinguished himself through his exceptional skills. He deepened his knowledge of painting and made numerous etchings. Masterly views of Rome, Tivoli and the Roman Campagna were created. Della Bella captured Roman ruins and interesting street scenes in his drawings. He also created sea views and his first topographical works. Finally, the artist took the special opportunity to join a legation travelling to the French court. The legation sent official congratulations on the birth of the future Sun King Louis XIV. Della Bella was commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu to paint a representation of the besieged city of Arras. This was the prelude to further architectural views of the artist. della Bella also made drawings and etchings for the theatre. For example, he designed the title page for the opera La Finta Pazza and drew ballets of animals that appeared between the scenes.
Della Bella created more than a thousand drawings and etchings during his life. His motifs were war battles, military depictions and hunting scenes. He also produced maps, sea charts and realistic depictions of animals. His drawing of an elephant dying in Florence is still known today. della Bella's work also includes entertaining capriccios. The playful drawings were first introduced to the art of etching by Jacques Callot. The highlight of della Bella's creative power was his honorary admission to the Accademia degli Apasti, an important literary circle in Florence. Stefano della Bella spent the last years of his life in Florence, where he gave drawing lessons to the son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The artist died in 1664 in his home town.
The Florentine Stefano della Bella was an important draughtsman and etcher of the 17th century. His works have influenced many European artists. As a child he learned to draw and the art of engraving from a goldsmith in Florence. In the following years he copied works by Jacques Callot, among others. The artist came from Nancy in Lorraine. Callot was known for his drawings and etchings which he made for the court of the Medici family. Remigio Cantagallina, Jacques Callot's teacher, taught Stefano della Bella and supported his education. della Bella's work was strongly influenced by Callots masterly figurative representations. Stefano della Bella expanded his artistic skills in various studios in Florence. Besides drawing, he also devoted himself to painting. Callots teacher put him in contact with Cesare Dandini, who gave Stefano della Bella additional training in the art of painting. In 1632 della Bella created the figure of Copernicus for the edition Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi by Galileo Galilei. Today's art historians suspect that the artist did not create an individual portrait, but an archetype. He drew Copernicus in the posture of a scholar typical of the time.
Stefano della Bella was given the opportunity to work in Rome by the de Medici family, where he also distinguished himself through his exceptional skills. He deepened his knowledge of painting and made numerous etchings. Masterly views of Rome, Tivoli and the Roman Campagna were created. Della Bella captured Roman ruins and interesting street scenes in his drawings. He also created sea views and his first topographical works. Finally, the artist took the special opportunity to join a legation travelling to the French court. The legation sent official congratulations on the birth of the future Sun King Louis XIV. Della Bella was commissioned by Cardinal Richelieu to paint a representation of the besieged city of Arras. This was the prelude to further architectural views of the artist. della Bella also made drawings and etchings for the theatre. For example, he designed the title page for the opera La Finta Pazza and drew ballets of animals that appeared between the scenes.
Della Bella created more than a thousand drawings and etchings during his life. His motifs were war battles, military depictions and hunting scenes. He also produced maps, sea charts and realistic depictions of animals. His drawing of an elephant dying in Florence is still known today. della Bella's work also includes entertaining capriccios. The playful drawings were first introduced to the art of etching by Jacques Callot. The highlight of della Bella's creative power was his honorary admission to the Accademia degli Apasti, an important literary circle in Florence. Stefano della Bella spent the last years of his life in Florence, where he gave drawing lessons to the son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The artist died in 1664 in his home town.
.jpg "Coat of Arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Ornament with a Lion Mask, No. 6 from \"Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Bernardino Ricci, called il Tedeschino, atop a horse in center, riding towards the left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Cephalus and Procris, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No. 3 from")
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.jpg "Woman in a Feathered Turban, Turned to the Right, 1649-1650 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 23: Two Hounds, from Various Animals by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Francesco de Medici, Prince of Tuscany by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Mercury, from Game of Mythology Jeu de la Mythologie by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 6, from")
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.jpg "Plate 7: Ox, from Various Animals by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No. 5 from \"Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 9, from")
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.jpg "Woman in a Feathered Turban with a Veil, Turned to the Right by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Cows Crossing a Valley at Left, a Horseman and Other Cows in the Background by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 7: a peasant woman carrying a child to right, speaking to another child standing, ca. 1642 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 8, from")
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.jpg "Twenty-four Cavaliers Form a Double S, 1652 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Twenty-Four Cavaliers in an Oval, 1652 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Flight into Egypt by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Jupiter and Ganymede, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Caprices: Mounted Cavalier by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No. 2 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No 15 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Ornamental Frieze with Children and Dogs by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Screen with Rebus of Fortune, ca. 1639 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Fete in Florence in the 17th century in")
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.jpg "Frontispiece: Ornamenti o Grottesche by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Lunette with Escutcheons, No. 13 from \"Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Title Page for Paysages et ruines de Rome, 1646 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Journey of Jacob in Egypt, ca. 1647 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 9: leopard, from")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No 13 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Group of Ships, 1644 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Black Man Feeding a Horse, probably 1662 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Niobe (from Game of Mythology Jeu de la Mythologie) by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "New Model for a Cartouche, 1647 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Turkish man with a moustache, wearing a turban decorated with five egret feathers by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Polish Groom, from the Back, Holding a Horse by the Bridle by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 11: Shepherdess Seated to the Right Under a Tree, Watching Her Flock to the Left, ca. 1641 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Perseus and Medusa, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Marriage of the Gods: Frontispiece by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Polish Horsemen with Their Horses Facing Left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Pygmalion (from Game of Mythology) by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Theater at Modena, Seen from Above and Filled with Spectators, with a Triumphal Car at Center, 1652 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Young Man Sitting on a Stone, Facing Left in Profile, Holding a Drawing Pad by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheons and Details for Escutcheons, No. 2 from")
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.jpg "Plate 18: A Cartouche Containing an Empty Crest, Two Lionesses by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Mortar Without a Carriage Lying on the Ground to the Right, Soldiers Firing Cannon by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Colossal Statue of the Appenino by Giambologna to Left, Represented as a Giant Crouching by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No. 4 from \"Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Mercury and Argus, from Game of Mythology, 1644 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Statue of Ferdinand I by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Hercules and Deianira, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Rest on the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1641 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Perseus and Andromeda, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Water Jets Emerging from the Ground, from Views of the Villa of Pratolino by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Turkish Man with a Beard and Turban with One Long Feather in Front, 1650 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 11: dogs, from Various animals Diversi animali, ca. 1641 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Boreas and Orithyia, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Seaport with Ships, from")
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.jpg "Atalanta and Hippomenes, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Cosimo de Medici, Prince of Tuscany, and His Wife, Marguerite Louise d")
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.jpg "Hungarian Horseman Riding Towards the Right by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Villa at Center Flanked by Four Obelisks, a Staircase to Either Side, a Statue, ca. 1653 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Soldiers Overseeing Embarkation, 1644 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Entrance of the Polish Ambassador into Rome, the Medici Coat of Arms at Left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Five Heads by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A seated white sailor and a standing black sailor, people building a ship in the background, ca. 1660 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No 7 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No. 15 from")
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.jpg "The Four Elements: Air by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Horses in a Pasture by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Tower of Calais by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Thirty Archers and Pages by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 13: buffalo lying down, from Various animals Diversi animali by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "St. John the Baptist Drawing Water from a Spring by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Combat on a Bridge, a Horseman and Two Footsoldiers Battle with Swords by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Head of an old bearded soldier wearing a helmet facing right, from Various heads by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Ornament Design for a Thesis on the Device: Quest un soccorso by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Villa of Pratolino: The Appenino by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Campagna Scene with Artist Sketching by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Ornamental Bands with Cupid and Heads of the Four Seasons, probably 1648 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Landscape with Windmill, in or before 1647 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No. 3 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Frontispiece for Diversi Animali: Pack Horse by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 9: Five Heads, Two Young Women at Left, a Bearded Man at Upper Right, a Young Woman by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Various Figures and Landscapes: A Violin Player, 1649 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Ornamental Bands with Facing Heads of Lion and Eagle, and Two Rams by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A young sailor and an old man sitting by the sea, 17th century by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Pluto, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 12, from")
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.jpg "A Riding School by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Cartouche with Rams and Infant Satyrs, 1647 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Europe by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Sultaness in a Banded Turban, Turned to the Right, 1649-1650 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Frontispiece for Il Mercurio, III: Hercules Planting His Club by Stefano della Bella")
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