Twenty-Four Cavaliers in Double S Formation

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of horses in a dynamic formation. The artwork depicts multiple horses spread across the canvas in a scattered yet organized manner. Each horse is intricately detailed, with flowing manes suggesting a sense of motion. The background is minimal, which emphasizes the lively motion of the horses and provides a sense of spaciousness. The sketchy quality of the lines conveys movement and vitality, as the horses appear in varied postures across the expanse of the canvas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.2 x 32.6 cm (9 1/8 x 12 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 x 36.8 cm (10 1/8 x 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 58, 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. 58, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 58, 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

Q74877252

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