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1642

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of an ornamental page with calligraphic text and decorative elements. The drawing features a central coat of arms flanked by two symmetrical, elaborate plumes or scroll-like decorations that curl outward. Below the coat of arms, there is elegant, calligraphic text arranged in a flowing script. The border and decorations suggest a formality and richness typical of historical documents. The coat of arms is detailed with horizontal stripes and a crown-like design at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 117, State ii-iii/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, no. 117, ii-iii/v.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.117, ii-iii/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

Q74037307

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