Standing Violinist, from Diverse Figures from the Countryside

Prints and Drawings

1649

Stefano della Bella
Italian, 1610-1664

Genre figure studies that recorded the novel activities and costumes of country folk were popular during the seventeenth century. For his Diverse Figures from the Countryside series, done while he was in Paris, della Bella created eight detailed, small-scale vignettes in a landscape setting, often with a subtle narrative. During his sojourn in France, which lasted from 1639 until 1650, della Bella was supported in part by the sale of his many print series, such as Diverse Figures, which filled in the artistic gap left in Paris by Jacques Callot’s death in 1635.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Stefano della Bella
Title: Standing Violinist, from Diverse Figures from the Countryside
Origin: Italy
Date: Made 1649
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 100 × 160 mm (plate)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry C. Wood in memory of Sara Rozet Calvin
Reference Number: 1985.440
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