Stefano della Bella

Stefano Della Bella
Portrait by Carlo Dolci
Born18 May 1610
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died12 July 1664 (aged 54)
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
NationalityItalian
Known forEngraver
MovementBaroque

Stefano della Bella (18 May 1610[1] – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes. He left 1052 prints, and several thousand drawings, but only one known painting.[2] He was born and later died in Florence, Italy.

  1. ^ RKD; Massar 1996; De Vesme 1906, p. 68, states he was baptised on 18 March and born the same day.
  2. ^ Reed 1989, 234; Massar 1996.