Death Carrying a Child to the Right

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of monstrous figures. The image depicts a creature with human-like features and skeletal limbs, carrying another figure on its back through a town square with European-style architecture. The creature has exaggerated limbs and a grotesque form, creating a surreal atmosphere. The background includes detailed sketches of rooftops and a church or castle structure, emphasizing a town setting. The drawing style is intricate with fine linework, similar to classic etching aesthetics in historical art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1978.97.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 88, State iii/iii

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.88.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.88.

1996

  • Hults, Linda C. The Print in the Western World. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996, 212; fig. 4.18, 213.

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. Milano, 1996: no.88.

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: 134, no.2.

Wikidata ID

Q65577908

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