Windblown Horsemen

1646

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows an etching with an elevated view of two riders on horseback traveling along a winding path. The landscape features rolling hills, sparse vegetation, and no distinct horizon line separating the sky. The etching style is defined by intricate lines detailing the figures, trees, and surrounding scenery. The color palette consists of various shades of black and gray, creating depth and detail. The foreground displays rough terrain with grass tufts and tree shadows, while the background shows softly etched hills and a cloudy sky. The composition is framed in an oval shape, emphasizing the central riders and the path.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 821, 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. 821, ii/vi.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 821, 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. 241.

Wikidata ID

Q74037409

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