1647
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Travelers Fording a Stream is a 1647 ink by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white scene shows a quiet river with three people crossing. One person rides a horse, another leads a donkey, and a third walks ahead. Trees line the bank, and a distant bridge arches over the water. The background has rolling hills and a small town. The artist used fine lines to create texture—notice how the water ripples and the trees look almost three-dimensional. This is an etching, a printmaking method where the artist scratches into metal plates. Look up etching to see how artists create these detailed prints.
Stefano della Bella (18 May 1610 – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes.
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