The Inhabited Tree

probably 1653

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The scene is an engraving of a large tree surrounded by a forest. The tree is detailed with intricate branches and dense foliage, dominating the composition. People are seen using a staircase around the tree, with others engaging in activities on a platform below. The surrounding forest enhances the depth of the scene. The artwork is displayed in monochromatic tones, emphasizing the details of the tree and inviting viewers to observe closely.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 838, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Views of the Villa of Pratolino

  • Volume Title

    Quadreria Medicea, vol.3 [1986.50.11-108]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2001

  • Follies: Fantasy in the Landscape, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton,New York, 2000, unnumbered catalogue reproduction.

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. 838, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 838, (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. III. 127.

  • Toll, Barbara. Follies: Fantasy in the Landscape. The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 2001, unnumbered catalogue reproduction.

Wikidata ID

Q74074025

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