Perseus and Andromeda; Cephalus and Procris; Hippomene and Atalantus

1644

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of three distinct scenes. The first scene on the left depicts a figure in a reclining pose leaning against a large rock, with a creature in the background appearing to surface from water and a figure wielding a weapon soaring in from above. The middle scene presents a figure on their knees in a natural, grassy setting, accompanied by a seated animal under the shade of a tree. The third scene on the right showcases two figures in a dynamic posture in an open landscape with trees in the distance. Each scene is rendered in a detailed and realistic style with strong emphasis on lines and shading to convey texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    three etchings on one sheet

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1968.24.104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 527, State , 537, 540 i/v


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, nos. 527, 537, 540 i/v.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: nos. 527, 537, 540 i/v.

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: undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q65512126

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