Two Ornamental Bands with Chained Leopards and Eagles

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image displays two distinct ornamental friezes. The upper section features two large felines, decorative scrollwork, helmets, foliage, and intricate line work. The lower section showcases an eagle with outstretched wings amidst scroll forms, detailed line work, and ornamentation. The design is reminiscent of Renaissance or Baroque artistic styles, emphasizing nature and mythology in an ornate composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 992, 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. 992, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 992, 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. 268.

Wikidata ID

Q65025680

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