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STEFANO DELLA BELLA Vues de la Villa de Pratolino.
Group of 3 (of 6) etchings, 1653. Each approximately 250x385 mm; 10x15 1/4 inches, small margins. Ex-collection Richard Jung (Lugt 3791, verso). Very good impressions of these extremely scarce etchings, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear.
The villa and surrounding gardens of Pratolino, near Florence, were commissioned by Grandduke Francesco I de' Medici (1541-1587) and supervised by Bernardo Buontalenti (1531-1608) during the late 1500s. Among the most spectacular sights, and one the etchings in this group, is the Colosso dell'Appennino, a fountain/grotto designed by Giambologna (1529-1608) and completed around 1579-80. DeVesme 838 ff.
With--An etching of St. Francis receiving the stigmata.
