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1646

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image is viewed from a slightly elevated angle. A detailed arrangement of architectural and natural elements is seen within a framed, circular composition. A fallen column or architectural structure with detailed text and an emblem on the left side is visible. The text is inscribed within a scroll-like form with an ornate script. In the middle, a large, gracefully bending tree dominates the scene. Its leaves and twisted branches are depicted with fine, intricate brushstrokes. The horizon is relatively low, with a blend of trees and open fields stretching into the distance. Ruins of a stone structure on the far right fade into a lighter form as they reach a distant hillside. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia or dark brown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 819, State ii/vi


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. 819, ii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 819, ii/vi.

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. 239.

Wikidata ID

Q74037403

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