Two Ornamental Bands with Facing Heads of Lion and Eagle, and Two Rams

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is an image of two horizontal ornamental friezes with intricate designs. Both feature elaborate scrollwork and foliage motifs. The upper strip is adorned by a bold central lion's head surrounded by curling acanthus leaves and floral elements. The lower strip displays a similar acanthus and floral pattern, along with an elaborate goat or ram skull on one end. The overall style is indicative of baroque ornamental design, with a strong emphasis on naturalistic detail and dynamic movement within the decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.150

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 991, 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. 991, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 991, 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. 267.

Wikidata ID

Q65025676

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