The Departure of Jacob to Egypt

probably 1647

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a pastoral scene with a procession of figures and animals on a winding path. There is a large rocky outcrop on the left side, and the sky above has linear cloud patterns. The landscape is detailed with fine lines, and the color palette is monochromatic. Various animals, including camels and dogs, are depicted with people walking and riding.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1981.91.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 2, State iii/iv

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. 2, iii/iv.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 2, iii/iv.

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

Q74038236

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