A Lady Greeted by a Dwarf

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows five individuals interacting. The central figure is an older person wearing elaborate clothing with a large hat and a feather, and a garment with fur-lined sleeves. This person has curly hair and a prominent nose, looking towards two others on the left who appear to be elderly, both cloaked with hoods or head coverings. To the right, a shorter figure wearing a hat and a cloak stands in front of another individual with a hat featuring long feathers. The latter has short hair and a beard. The background is plain, focusing on the characters. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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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.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 153.

Wikidata ID

Q74873839

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