Ornamental Frieze with Letter L (Louis XIV)

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of ornate decorative elements featuring cherubs and mythical creatures. The central focus of this intricate etching is a symmetrical design where two cherubic figures face each other while holding a crowned emblem. Flanking the cherubs are elaborate swirling motifs that morph into figures resembling mythical creatures, each with a feminine human head and a scrollwork body akin to a lion or sphinx. The composition emphasizes fluid lines, dynamic curves, and an overall sense of motion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.147

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 989, State iii/vi

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. 989, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 989, iii/vi.

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: no. II. 265.

Wikidata ID

Q65025673

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