Polish Cavalier

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a group of horsemen viewed from behind in a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is placed high in the composition, adding depth. The artwork features meticulous etching with fine lines creating texture and details in the clothing and musculature of the horses. The color palette is limited to monochromatic tones of blacks, grays, and whites. Closest to us is a central rider on horseback, with several others positioned slightly lower in the distance. They are set against an expansive terrain and subtly clouded sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.66.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 274

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. 274.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 274.

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. IV. 31.

Wikidata ID

Q65577799

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