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The Opening Assembly of the Equestrian Ballet
Stefano della Bella1661
- Attribution
- Stefano della Bella Italian, 1610-1664
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Physical dimensions
- Image/plate: 29.3 × 44.3 cm (11 9/16 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 54.2 cm (15 7/16 × 21 3/8 in.)
- Credit line
- The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
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Influenced by the graphic work of Jacques Callot, a French artist working in Italy, Stefano della Bella was trained by a goldsmith, who taught him metalworking techniques for creating objects in miniature. This print records a festival held at the Pitti Palace by Ferdinando Tacca for Grand Duke Ferdinand II de’Medici. Over one thousand prints by della Bella’s hand are known, and this type marks the culmination of his career.
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