Place Dauphine

1642

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a view from an elevated perspective showing two large symmetrical buildings framing a central statue on a raised pedestal. The horizon is high, separating the sky from the urban landscape with various figures. Additional buildings and a cityscape are faintly visible at the horizon. The etching technique is used with detailed textures and shading. The color palette is monochromatic with variations of ink. Many small figures are present near us, engaging in different activities. The area around the statue is bustling with more activity, creating a sense of movement and interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 118, State ii-iii/v

  • Series Title

    Agreable diversite de figures [Vesme 117-127]

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. 118, ii-iii/v.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 118, ii-iii/v.

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. 121.

Wikidata ID

Q74037329

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