Colosseum and Arch of Constantine

1646

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a landscape scene with a low horizon featuring trees, architectural elements, and distant structures. In the foreground, there is a person leading a horse, and a crumbling ruin dominates the right side. Small figures are seen in the middle ground engaged in different activities. The intricate brushstrokes capture the texture of the architecture and the gestures of the people. The color palette is predominantly black and gray, typical of an engraving, emphasizing the detailed line work and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 827, 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. 827.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.827.

1996

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. Milano, 1996: no.827.

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.247.

Wikidata ID

Q74037434

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