Cartouche with Two Nymphs Metamorphosed into Trees

1647

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of an ornate frame held by two figures. The frame depicts two classically styled figures, one on each side, extending their arms upwards and holding an intricately designed space in the center. Above, foliage fills the upper part of the frame, curving elegantly to frame the blank central space. The artistry features intricate line work typical of engraving, with detailed shading and texture that gives depth and intricacy to the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.8 × 12.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
    plate: 12.4 × 9.3 cm (4 7/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.143

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 1020, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches [plate 6]

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.1020.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.1020.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: S Della Bella fecit cum Priuil Regis 6; in black ink, at upper left: 219

Markings

none

Watermarks

fragment

Wikidata ID

Q65025669

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