Two Leopards Jumping a Festoon Supported by Children

probably 1648

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of mythological creatures and animals intertwined with a decorative garland. The etching depicts a group of putti interacting with animated animals that are entwined in a garland. The putti are adorned with garland and grapevine motifs. The animals bear comically exaggerated features. The use of lines and shading gives a sense of texture to the fur and the foliage. This etching combines elements of nature and mythology in a harmonious composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.161

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 1002, 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. 1002, iii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 1002, 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. 278.

Wikidata ID

Q65025687

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