Two Horse Heads

probably 1649

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image is an etching of two horse heads positioned side by side in profile. Both horses have detailed facial features, including eyes, noses, and nostrils. The horse on the left has a flowing mane and ears pointed forward, wearing a bridle with circular decorative elements. The horse on the right has a tighter groomed mane with curls at the base. The background is plain and unadorned, with a light border framing the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1977.12.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 728, 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. 728, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 728, 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. II. 27.

Wikidata ID

Q65577897

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