Mount Parnassus, Stefano della Bella, artist, 1661, 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.

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