Title Page for "Paysages maritimes"

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Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This drawing features two large, stylized sea creatures surrounding a central coat of arms. The creatures have prominent eyes and layered scales, and they curl around the coat of arms which is topped by a crown. In the background, ocean waves are visible. Beneath the coat of arms, there is an inscription that reads "PAYSAGES MARITIMES, Faicts par S.D. Bella., et Mis en lumière par Israel". The linework is detailed and intricate, typical of classical engraving styles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Sara L. Lepman

  • Accession Number

    1981.59.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 787, State i/ii

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. 787, i/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 787, i/ii.

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. 279.

Wikidata ID

Q74037530

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