Clovis and Clotilda

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

There is a drawing of decorative artwork surrounding a depiction of two figures on horseback. The drawing shows an ornate, baroque-style border encasing a scene within. At the top and bottom of the border, there are cherubic faces adorned with leaves and floral patterns. The central image captures a moment involving two figures riding a horse, with foliage and a castle-like structure in the background. The scene is detailed, showing the movement and texture of the horses and the flowing garments of the figures. The background scenery suggests a rolling landscape under a cloud-streaked sky. The artwork reflects the elaborate and expressive style characteristic of baroque artistry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 211, State (restrike)


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.211.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.211.

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: 188, no.47.

Wikidata ID

Q74074051

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