Two Eagles, Both with Heads Turned to the Left

Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of two birds of prey perched on a rocky landscape. The scene shows two large birds positioned among rocks and overlooking a vast terrain. The foreground bird stands on a rocky outcrop with its talons clutching the stone, while its gaze is fixed into the distance. To the left, a second bird occupies another rocky perch with its neck extended and head turned upwards. In the background, there is a rolling landscape with trees, rocky formations, and clouds in the sky. The line work in the drawing gives a sense of texture and movement.

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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. 720, (restrike).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 720, (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. 82.

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Q74074408

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