Cartouche with Infant Satyrs

1647

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of an ornate frame featuring two cherubs. The drawing depicts a highly decorative frame that includes two cherubic figures, one on either side, both holding up an elaborate design with acanthus leaves and tassels. In the center, there is an empty space. At the top of this composition, there is a depiction of a partial helmet. The intricate detailing of the scrolls and texture illustrates fine craftsmanship and baroque aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.144

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 1021, State i/ii

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.1021.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.1021.

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: 111, no.262.

Wikidata ID

Q65025670

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