Aerial View of Theatre

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of an elaborate theatrical stage or arena. It features an enclosed space with high walls adorned with numerous sculptures and decorative elements, multiple tiers of seating ascending the walls on both sides, and a large horse-drawn chariot in the center. Figures and additional horses are dispersed throughout the scene. The architecture includes ornately detailed structures topped with crowns and eagles, suggesting a regal or imperial theme. The precision of line work and detailed ornamentation is reminiscent of baroque aesthetics.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 56.6 x 43.4 cm (22 5/16 x 17 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 61.3 x 44.8 cm (24 1/8 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 51, 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.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 51.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: SDBella / 1652; lower right in graphite below plate mark: V 51

Wikidata ID

Q74877187

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