Art, literature & historyThe Grotto of Pan and Fame
1653/55
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 24.5 × 37 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 32.9 × 45 cm (13 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1990.501.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Grotto of Pan and Fame — Stefano Della Bella. 1653/55.
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 24.5 × 37 cm (9 11/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 32.9 × 45 cm (13 × 17 3/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Florentine by birth, Stefano della Bella worked extensively for the Medici family there, although he also worked in Rome and Paris between 1638 and 1650. He was a prolific graphic artist, creating over 1,000 etchings, mostly from his imagination. This is one of a series of prints he made of the Medici gardens.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.