Colossal Statue of the Apennines

probably 1653

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a stone statue in a forested area. The statue resembles a figure emerging from rocky formations with water cascading down like a waterfall from its body. The image captures the detailing of the stone structure and the dense forest surrounding it, with tall, narrow trees framing the scene. To the right, a stone balustrade runs alongside a pool of water, leading the eye into the background, which includes architectural elements like a pathway and smaller sculptural features. The atmosphere is serene and timeless, blending nature with human artistry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.7 × 42.5 cm (11 11/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
    plate: 26.7 × 39.4 cm (10 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.322

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 843, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 45, repro.

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.843.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.843.

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 45.

2001

  • Talbierska, Jolanta.AKWAFORTY ZE ZBIOROW GABINETU RYCIN BIBLIOTEKI UNIWERSYTECKIEJ W WARSZAWIE / Etchings from the Collection of the Print Room of the Warsaw University Library. Warsaw, 2001: 167, no.132.

Wikidata ID

Q65512118

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