Stefano della Bella

Stefano Della Bella
Portrait by Carlo Dolci
Born18 May 1610
Died12 July 1664 (aged 54)
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.