Temple of Antonius and the Campo Vaccino

1656

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a landscape scene with activities in the foreground and a distant horizon. The horizon is high in the image, lined with trees and ruins. In the distance, there are structures, likely Roman ruins, surrounded by vegetation, including cypress trees. The brushstrokes are detailed and precise, typical of etching work, showing architectural and natural details. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray to depict texture and form. Closest to us, there are cattle and figures in a rural setting against the backdrop of ancient ruins.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1977.12.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 833, State ii/ii


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. 833, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 833, ii/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. 122.

Wikidata ID

Q65577870

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