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probably 1646

François Collignon after Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
François Collignon

Artist, French, c. 1609 - 1657

Stefano Della Bella

Artist After, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of two winged mythological figures forming an ornate frame. The image depicts two symmetrical figures facing away from each other, each resembling a mythological creature with human-like torsos and long wings. Their lower bodies morph into swirling shapes and decorative ornate scrolls that meet at the center, forming a decorative crest. The detailed linework gives texture and depth, with the composition created to resemble an elaborate decorative border or frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.164

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 1147, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906, no. 1147, iii/iii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.

Wikidata ID

Q65019936

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