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Stefano Della Bella

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Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image features a central ornate cartouche surrounded by four smaller vignettes of figures. The central illustration includes the inscription "DABIS IMPROBE PœNAS" and shows a person in dynamic motion, possibly riding an animal. Stylized scrolls frame the central image. The top vignette shows two figures in a fencing duel, the lower one shows figures dancing. The left vignette depicts a figure bent over, possibly working. The right vignette shows a figure in an elaborate costume, possibly performing. Each vignette is detailed and depicts various character interactions and movements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5 etchings on 1 sheet of laid paper [restrikes]

  • Credit Line

    Transferred from The Library of Congress

  • Accession Number

    1986.50.108

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, undescribed, State (restrikes)

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, undescribed, (restrikes).

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: undescribed, (restrikes).

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: undescribed.

Wikidata ID

Q74873511

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