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Detail of Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, after Callot by Stefano della Bella

Detail of Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, after Callot

Stefano della Bella · 1634

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DETAILS
Artist
Stefano della Bella
Date
1634
Medium
pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash over black chalk (upper portion of soldier's armor)
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
Italy
Credit line
James Parmelee Fund
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Stefano della Bella

Stefano della Bella was a prolific 17th-century Italian printmaker, known for his dynamic etchings of everything from grand court spectacles to bustling street scenes in Florence, Rome, and Paris.

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