Windy Harbor

1644

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows an etching of a coastal scene. The horizon line is low, with a small sailing ship on the left and a larger grounded ship with intricate detail on the right. Fine lines depict texture and detail, particularly in the water and ship carvings. The color scheme is monochromatic with sepia and black tones. There is a fort-like structure in the distance with figures by the shore.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 806, State only

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. 806, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 806, only.

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. 297.

Wikidata ID

Q74037479

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