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probably c. 1654/1655

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a harbor scene with a port filled with activity. A large ship is docked on the right side, while the distant shoreline is lined with buildings and smaller vessels. The image is an etched print, featuring fine lines detailing figures and structures. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray and black. Figures are engaged in various activities, and there is a lively atmosphere with people bustling around. The sky above has soft, swirling clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.66.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 845, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); purchased by NGA, 1972.

Associated Names

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. 845, i/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 845, i/ii.

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: no. III. 111.

Wikidata ID

Q65577747

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