Terza Scena Giardins di Venere

1637

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image displays a classical garden with a central perspective featuring a path lined with detailed architectural elements, human figures, and natural foliage. In the distance, a large ornate fountain acts as a visual anchor. In the sky above, swirling clouds are depicted with a figure riding a chariot pulled by two horses, accompanied by figures with long spears. The etching style is fine and detailed, with a monochrome color palette of brown and black. Figures in elaborate costumes are shown dancing and engaging in lively gatherings near the viewer, while trees and structures along the path create symmetry and order.

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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. 921, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 921, (restrike).

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. 241.

Wikidata ID

Q74062435

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