Plate One, from Entrance of the Ambassador of Poland into Rome
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.5 × 42.8 cm (6 1/8 × 16 7/8 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 55.8 cm (8 1/4 × 22 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
117965
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Stefano della Bella commemorated the entry into Rome of the Polish Ambassador Georges Ossolinsky on Sunday, November 27, 1633. These etched sheets should be contiguously joined as indicated by numbers in the upper corners of each plate. The various groups and personages are identified in the margin with the aid of an alphabetical key.
About the Artist
Stefano della Bella · 1610–1664
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was one of the most prolific and versatile printmakers of the Italian Baroque period, leaving behind 1,052 prints and several thousand drawings that captured the vivid essence of 17th-century European life. Born in Florence on May 18, 1610, to a family of artists, he trained initially as a goldsmith before studying painting under Cesare Dandini and etching under Rem...