Cavaliers Fighting with Swords

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is an illustration of horses with feathered headdresses. The image shows two rows of horses wearing decorative plumage on their heads. The horses are depicted in dynamic poses, suggesting movement and elegance. The composition is symmetric, with six horses in each row arranged in a coordinated manner. The drawing style emphasizes detail and movement, conveying a sense of nobility and ceremonial pageantry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 23.5 x 31.1 cm (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 57, 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.57.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no.57.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: S.d. Bella

Wikidata ID

Q74877236

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