Marine

1642

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows two main subjects across the composition. In the distance, there are remnants of ancient ruins, including a tower-like structure rising above a low horizon. The horizon is positioned in the lower third of the image, highlighting the sky above. To the right of the ruins is a ship with furled sails on calm waters. The style is detailed with fine lines creating texture and depth, especially on the ruins and ship. The color palette consists of shades of black and white with varying stroke thickness for contrast. There is a small bush or mound of earth in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 105, 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.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.105, 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. 108.

Wikidata ID

Q74037529

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