Two Camel Heads

probably 1649

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of two camel heads. The drawing depicts the detailed profiles of two camel heads, one on the left and one on the right. The camels are illustrated with a high degree of texture in their fur, using intricate linework to portray the coarseness of their coats and the contours of their features. Each camel's head is turned in different directions. The drawing captures the distinctive facial features and expressions of the camels, with careful attention to their eyes, nostrils, and mouths. The overall effect is a naturalistic yet artistically expressive portrayal that emphasizes the uniqueness of these animals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 12.6 × 15.2 cm (4 15/16 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.12.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 727, State ii/ii

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. 727, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 727, ii/ii.

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. 26.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: Stef. Della Bella sc.; in plate, at lower right: 2; verso: at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: DeV. 727III / Lalet / 142

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65577895

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