Landscape with Waterfall

1641

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a landscape viewed from above. The horizon is high with a settlement on cliffs in the distance. The brushstrokes are intricate and detailed, with fine lines and hatch marks creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black and white. Nearest to us, there are animals and a seated figure under a tree. A river flows with waterfalls, leading to hills and structures in the background. Lush vegetation and trees are present throughout the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 749, State only

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.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.749, only.

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: undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q74037515

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