Black horseman, Stefano della Bella, artist, circa 1651, etching, Born in Florence in 1610, Stefano della Bella began his career in the studio of a goldsmith, but apart from this early apprenticeship, he was basically self-taught. Before the age of twenty, he had allied himself with the powerful Medici court, which provided him with patronage throughout his career. With the Medici's support, in 1633, della Bella traveled to Rome where he remained until 1639. He already showed an impressively diverse range as well as the highest drawing skills. Like a devoted photographer intent on capturing the major events of his time, della Bella recorded the lavish theatrical pageants of the nobility, daily life and the battlefield realities of the Thirty Years War.
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