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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 "Escutcheon, No. 4 from \"Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 4, from \"Desseins de Queleques Conduites de Troupes, Canons, et Ataques de Villes\" by Stefano della Bella")
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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 "Plate 4: bear, from")
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.jpg "Plate 8, from")
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.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 "Escutcheon, No. 3 from")
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.jpg "A Polish valet, seen from behind, holding the bridle of a horse to right, ca. 1662 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Nymph Holding a Large Dog by the Collar, known as The Beautiful Huntress 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 "Bernardino Ricci, called il Tedeschino, atop a horse in center, riding towards the left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 2: Head of a Young Man, Frontal View, Four Eyes by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Caprices: Seated Beggar by Stefano della Bella")
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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 "Twenty-four Cavaliers Form a Double S, 1652 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 6, from")
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.jpg "Fete in Florence in the 17th century in")
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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 7: Ox, from Various Animals by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "New Model for a Cartouche, 1647 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 "The Water Jets Emerging from the Ground, from Views of the Villa of Pratolino by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Five Heads 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 "Cartouche with Rams and Infant Satyrs, 1647 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No. 15 from")
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.jpg "Caprices: Two Pilgrims Resting and a Peasant by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Atalanta and Hippomenes, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Pantaloons by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Caprices: Mounted Cavalier 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 "Caprices: Title Page 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 "The Fisherman, from the series Four Large Landscapes by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Various Figures of Horse Ballet, 1652 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Young Moor in a Feathered Turban, Turned to the Left by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two noblemen seated in center, seen from behind, conversing with a noblewoman by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Small Cupid with His Bow, from")
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.jpg "Plate 10, from \"Designs of Some Troop Movements, Cannons, and Attacks on Cities\" by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Mercury, from")
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.jpg "Plate 9, from")
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.jpg "Horses in a Pasture 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 "Il Mondo Festeggiante: Entrance of Cosimo III de Medici, 1661 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Coat of Arms of the Medici Family by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 11, 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 "Colosseum by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Bow of a Galley at Left and Another Galley at Right, Seen from Behind... (detail) 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 "Four Emblems for the Funeral of Prince Francesco de Medici by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 17: a man wearing a plumed hat in center facing right, a woman walking toward by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Moor in a Turban Trimmed with Five Feathers by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "A Peasant Woman Holding a Basket, with a Donkey 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 "Hungarian Horseman Riding Towards the Right by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 20: Wolf, from Various Animals by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Departure of a Galley at the Port of Livorno, from Views of the Port of Livorno by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Group of Ships, 1644 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "New Model for a Cartouche by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Title Page for")
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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 "Jupiter and Ganymede, from Game of Mythology 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 "Jupiter and Callisto, from Game of Mythology by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Head of a Woman, in Profile, from")
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.jpg "Woman Seated on a Stool by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: The Earth and a Parade Helmet by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No. 5 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate 10: A Horse Lying Down at Center, a Cow and Two Goats at Right, Two Seated Shepherds by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left, On a High Cliff by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Moorish horseman in profile facing right, a black slave holding a fur at right, another by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left, On a High Cliff by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Views of the Villa of Pratolino: Two Views of the Grotto by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Escutcheon, No 18 from")
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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 "Shepherdess seated to the right under a tree, watching her flock to the left 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 "Francesco de Medici, Prince of Tuscany by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Death During a Battle 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 "The Four Elements: Terra by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "The Four Elements: Air by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Francesco de Medici, Prince of Tuscany by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Cartouche Supported by Triton and Siren by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Three Hungarians by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Carousel for Ferdinand II, Duke of Tuscany by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Plate Four from Various Embarkments by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Temple of Antoninus and the Campo Vaccino by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Two Children Embrace, ca. 1662 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Caprices: Seated Beggar Woman with Two Children by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No. 5 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 "Two horsemen pass a flock, riding towards the left, a peasant woman and a young boy by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Galileo and Personifications of Astronomy, Perspective and Mathematics, Frontispiece by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Battle Scene, from")
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.jpg "Collection of Various Caprices and New Designs of Cartouches and Ornaments: No 8 by Stefano della Bella")
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.jpg "Perseus and Andromeda 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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