Fighting Cavaliers

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts several horseback figures in various poses. The artwork shows multiple depictions of horse riders engaged in different dynamic actions spread out across the canvas. The figures are illustrated with a focus on movement, some appearing to be in combat while others display equestrian maneuvers with riders holding lances or other weaponry. The drawing is detailed in the riders' attire and the form of the horses, conveying a sense of motion and intensity in each small vignette against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 22.7 x 31.3 cm (8 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 55, State only

  • Series Title

    La gara delle Stagioni [Vesme 51-64]

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.55.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.55.

Wikidata ID

Q74877226

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