Two Goats Lying Down

1642

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image displays a pastoral scene with a peaceful, rural setting. The horizon is positioned just below the center of the image, extending across the width, marked by a cluster of trees and shrubs. In the distance, a small group of figures and animals can be seen engaged in an activity, possibly near a water body indicated by the horizon line. The brushstrokes or etching strokes are detailed and fine, creating intricate textures in the foliage and animals, notably the resting goat in the foreground. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of brown and beige to create a warm, earthy tone for the countryside setting. The sky features wispy clouds diagonally stretching across, adding depth to the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 125, 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. 125, ii-iii/v.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 125, 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: no. II. 128.

Wikidata ID

Q74037361

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