Cartouche in the Form of a Drape Suspended from a Cypress Flanked by Skeletons

1647

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image displays an intricate design with curved lines and shapes within an oval frame. Skeletal figures at the edges hold branches reaching towards the center, resembling trees supporting draped fabric. The central drapery resembles a hanging curtain or fabric banner, with detailed lines mimicking folds. The symmetrical arrangement creates a balanced and mysterious appearance, evoking themes of nature and decay.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.9 × 12.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
    plate: 12.5 × 9.2 cm (4 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 1023, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches [plate 9]

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. 1023, i/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 1023, i/ii.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: S Della Bella fecit cum Priuil Regis 9; in black ink, at upper left: 219;

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65025664

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