Two Eagles, One Eating a Small Lamb

Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of two large birds. One bird stands on the left with its head down, engaged in feeding on something on the ground, while the other bird stands more upright on the right, looking off to the side. The scene is set against a sparse landscape with minimal background detail. The sky is subtly sketched. The drawing is created using fine lines and shading to depict the feathers and textures of the birds.

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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. 722, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 722, (restrike).

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. III. 84.

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Q74074381

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