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Stefano della Bella
1610May, 18

Stefano della Bella

Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)
Stefano della Bella (17 May 1610 – 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. He was born and died in Florence, Italy.

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