Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

c. 1634

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows an etching of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The horizon line is low, focusing on the fortress and a large flag at its peak. In the distance, smoke rises around the fortress. The etching style is detailed with fine lines showing architectural and natural features. Closest to us is a tree and people on the left side. Figures and groups of people are near the water engaged in various activities. An arched bridge leads away from the fortress, lined with structures and people. The color palette is monochrome, using shades of black and white. The scene conveys historical significance and lively everyday life around the fortress.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 20.9 × 33.7 cm (8 1/4 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.97.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 818, State only

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.818.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.818.

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: 102, no.238.

Inscriptions

in plate, at lower left: SBella f; in plate, at lower center: CASTELLA St ANGELO

Watermarks

IHS with cross and heart in circle

Wikidata ID

Q65577904

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