The Four Elements
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The Four Elements

TitleThe Four Elements
ArtistStefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
Datec. 1648 17th century
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Four Elements, c. 1648. Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1977.100
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Four Elements” is a work by Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664), dated c. 1648. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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