Cows Grazing in a Valley

1646

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a landscape with cattle grazing in a pasture. A lone tree is on the right side, contrasting with denser foliage on the left. The landscape is framed within a round border. Fine lines and etching technique create texture and movement. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and gray shades. Clouds in the sky add to the serene quality of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 824, 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.824.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.824.

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, 2001:106, no.244.

Wikidata ID

Q74037416

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