Moorish Cavalier

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is an image of a horse and rider in a countryside setting. The drawing shows a central figure on horseback, the rider dressed in ceremonial attire with feathers and holding a bow. The horse is mid-stride, indicating movement. In the background, a group of figures are seen observing the scene. The setting is a hilly landscape with a settlement in the distance, under a sky with detailed clouds. The drawing is in monochrome, showcasing shading and textural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1972.66.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 270

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); purchased by NGA, 1972.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

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, 270.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 270.

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. IV. 27.

Wikidata ID

Q65577757

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