Ornamental Frieze with Cupid and Psyche

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of an ornamental scroll design with cherubs. The drawing features intricate scrolling patterns with cherubic figures integrated into the swirling foliage and ornamentation. The cherubs have rounded forms and are playful. The central portion includes a reclining cherub framed by ornate scrollwork, creating a sense of symmetry and balance. Fine, detailed lines give the piece a rich and complex appearance, typical of such designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.152

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 993, 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. 993, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 993, 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. 269.

Wikidata ID

Q65025678

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