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Frightened Soldier and Man with Fur Cap

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names

Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows two individuals standing side by side in close proximity. The person on the left wears a soldier's outfit with a helmet and detailed shoulder design, looking surprised. The person on the right has curly hair and a mustache, also appearing surprised, dressed in loose-fitting clothes with a notable collar. The background is plain, emphasizing the intricate lines used to depict the figures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper [restrike]
Credit Line

Transferred from The Library of Congress
Accession Number

1986.50.89
Catalogue Raisonné

De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 483, 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.483.

1971

De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.483.

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: 176, no.18.

Wikidata ID

Q74873391

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