Three Camel Heads

probably 1649

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a detailed etching of three camels captured in bust form from the chest up. The camel in the middle is facing slightly to the left, with its nostrils flaring and pronounced features. On either side, the camels are in profile, facing the center camel. All three camels have intricately detailed fur, emphasizing their shaggy and unkempt coats, especially around the top of their heads resembling a thick mane. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1977.12.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 726, 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. 726, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 726, 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: undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65577877

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