Officer Giving Orders to a Sentinel

c. 1641

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated point. The horizon line is positioned just above the center, with rolling hills stretching across the scene. Small figures and structures are visible on the horizon, suggesting a distant town or encampment. The artwork features delicate brushstrokes typical of an etching, contributing to the detailed rendering of the scene. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia-toned or black inks. Two individuals stand near a large cannon, with various figures and equipment scattered in the distance. A plume of smoke rises to the right. The landscape adds depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.8 x 14.4 cm (3 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.6 x 29.3 cm (7 5/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.3.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 260, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Varii capricci militari

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. 260, i/iv.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 260, i/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: II. 91.

Inscriptions

across bottom in plate: S.D. la Bella fecit F.L.D. Ciatres excud. Cum Privil. Regis 3; later hand lower center verso in graphite: 56

Wikidata ID

Q74066988

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