Mythological Playing Cards

1644

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a grid of nine individual scenes. Each scene depicts dynamic interactions featuring figures, animals, and intricate settings. The scenes show movement, interaction, and tension. The style of the drawing is detailed and reminiscent of classical etching techniques, with a focus on fine lines and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.8 × 22.6 cm (10 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 23.2 cm (10 7/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.24.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 496, State -498, 509-11, 514-15, 522-23, 532*

  • Series Title

    Jeu des Mythologie (Fables) [Vesme 489-541]

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. 496, -498, 509-11, 514-15, 522-23, 532*.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: nos. 496, -498, 509-11, 514-15, 522-23, 532*.

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.

Inscriptions

recto: in brown ink, on paper pasted at bottom: Metamorphose de la Belle. au nombre de / 53 pieces de premier Epreuve tres Rare.

Wikidata ID

Q65512127

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