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Title Page for "Diverses figures et griffonnements"

1646

Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a decorative architectural design with ornate drapery and text. The image features a richly detailed and symmetrical composition with a central draped banner inscribed with text in a cursive and stylized script. The words are in French, with phrases like "DIVERSES FIGURES ET GRIFFONNEMENTS" prominently displayed in the middle, beneath which "invente et gravez par Stef. de la Bella" can be read. The design includes swirling acanthus leaves and scrolls, which frame the banner on either side, giving the piece a sense of luxurious embellishment. The overall style suggests a fusion of Baroque and Rococo elements, characterized by intricate details and dynamic, flowing lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman
Accession Number

1981.59.33
Catalogue Raisonné

De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 459

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. 459.

1971

De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 459.

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

Q74037522

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