Three Ornamental Bands

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing featuring ornate scenes involving animals and figures. The upper section of the image shows intricate scrollwork with leafy and floral motifs. In the center, a hound is chasing a hare between two winged figures merging with foliage. Below, a smaller panel depicts a scene with a dog or hound lunging at another animal, possibly a roe or boar, set amid stylized vegetation. The panels are rendered with meticulous detail, typical of Baroque ornamental prints integrating dynamic forms and elaborate floral designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 995, 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. 995, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 995, 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. 162.

Wikidata ID

Q65025682

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