View of Several Houses Facing the Port

probably c. 1654/1655

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a harbor scene with various activities taking place. Boats with sails and flags are in the water, while people are engaged in different tasks on the dock. In the background, there are clouds in the sky and a few ships. Closest to the viewer, individuals are gathered around large barrels, some sitting or leaning against them, while others converse or conduct business. A textured structure with openings to other buildings is also visible. The style is detailed and precise, with intricate line work. The color scheme is predominantly grays and blacks, typical of a print.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.66.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 847, 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. 847, i/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 847, 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. 113.

Wikidata ID

Q65577751

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