Peasant Seated on a Horse with Cows, Sheep, and Goats

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image provides a slightly elevated viewpoint of a landscape. The horizon is high, separating the sky from the land. A range of hills can be seen on the horizon, along with subtle structures or ruins in the distance. The etching showcases detailed rendering, especially in the clothing of a figure and the fur of animals. The color palette is monochromatic, using brown and sepia tones. In the foreground, a group of cattle, a human figure, and smaller animals are moving to the right. Delicate clouds are etched in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [restrike]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.50

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 718, State (restrike)

  • Series Title

    Series of Animals

  • Volume Title

    Quadreria Medicea, vol.3 [1986.50.11-108]

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. 718, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 718, (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. 310.

Wikidata ID

Q74074205

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