Spanish Gentlemen, Polish and French Horsemen

1633

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a group of mounted figures and others on foot gathered under a large tree. The scene depicts a multitude of figures, both on horseback and walking, gathered beneath the arching branches of a prominent tree. The tree's trunk divides the assembly into two groups. The figures appear to be finely dressed. The figures’ postures and the horses’ positions suggest a moment of interaction. There is a historic setting, with the attire indicating a period from the past. The use of line and shadow adds depth to the drawing, emphasizing the texture of the tree and the details of the clothing worn by the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.2686

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 48, State iii/iii


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. 48, iii/iii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 48, iii/iii.

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. I. 9.

Wikidata ID

Q65512122

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