Clovis and Clotilda

c. 1657

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

There is a drawing of an ornate framed scene with pastoral elements. The central image portrays two horses, one with riders, galloping through a rugged and hilly landscape. Trees and distant buildings are visible in the background, offering a classic pastoral view. The scene is enclosed within an elaborate frame with leaf motifs and angelic figures at the top corner, adding a baroque touch. The artwork showcases a blend of intricate patterns and vivid movement, emphasizing the artist's attention to detail and classical influences.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip and Judith Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 x 21.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.6 x 22.3 cm (12 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.88.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 211, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, DC; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 28.

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.211.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.211.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 28.

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: 188, no.47.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: SDBella; by later hand, lower left verso in pen and brown ink: 187

Wikidata ID

Q75121459

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