Stefano della Bella

Japanese: デラ･ベラ（英語表記）Stefano della Bella

1610‐64
Italian painter and printmaker. Born in Florence, he was the son of a sculptor, but studied printmaking under R. Cantagarina, who had studied under J. Caro. During his stay in Paris from 1639 to 1650, he traveled to the Netherlands (1646). After returning to the Netherlands, he became the teacher of Cosimo de' Medici, during which time he produced over 1,000 copperplate prints, mainly of landscapes and celebrations. In his early days, he was strongly influenced by Caro, but later he established a painting style that dynamically captured his subjects with soft brushstrokes. His pictorial effects, which make use of naturalistic depictions and perspective, were also heavily influenced by his outdoor painting style and by Dutch painters such as Rembrandt.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1610‐64
イタリアの画家，版画家。フィレンツェに生まれ，彫刻家の息子であったが，J.カロが師事したR.カンタガリーナのもとで版画を学ぶ。1639‐50年のパリ滞在中オランダを旅行(1646)。帰国後，コジモ･デ･メディチの師となり，その間，1000点余りの風景と祝典を中心とした銅版画を制作。初期には，カロの影響を強く受けたが，のちには，柔らかい筆触で対象を動的にとらえる画法を確立。また自然描写や遠近法を生かした絵画的効果は，戸外制作やレンブラントなどオランダの画家の影響に負うところが大きい。

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