Study for Satyr Family Walking (recto); Sketches of Five Decorative Vessels (verso)

Provenance

Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, stamp (Lugt 779). Sold by John and Paul Herring, New York, to the Art Institute, 1979.

Artist: Stefano della Bella / Italian, 1610-1664
Date: c. 1657
Medium: Pen and brown ink and graphite (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 13.5 × 18.3 cm (5 3/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: pen and ink drawings
Place: Italy
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Harold Joachim Purchase Fund and Print and Drawing Purchase Account
Accession no.: 1979.121

Female Dancer in a Costume for a Theatre Performance
Stefano della Bella
c. 1658 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00002922
A Tuscan Galley and Other Vessels Near the Shore
Stefano della Bella
1634/37 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00003529
Man on Horseback, Raising Right Arm
Stefano della Bella
n.d. · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00004329
Female Portrait Head
Stefano della Bella
n.d. · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00004493

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.