Twenty-Four Cavaliers in an Oval

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of horses with ornamental riders arranged in a formation. The image shows multiple horses, each adorned with a rider wearing elaborate, plumed headdresses. The riders hold different poses and seem to be part of a coordinated display or parade. The arrangement forms an organized pattern on the ground. The drawing captures the horses in motion, with detailed riders' attire, giving the impression of a ceremonial or festive event. The overall composition is symmetrical and dynamic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 22.2 x 31.6 cm (8 3/4 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 56, 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. 56, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 56, only.

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

Q74877233

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