Ten Cavaliers with Large Plumed Helmets

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This is a drawing of a formation of horses and riders. Eight horses are shown in a symmetrical arrangement, all standing upright on their hind legs. Each horse is adorned with decorations, including feathers. Two figures stand in the center and wear decorative costumes like the riders. The composition is sparse with negative space, highlighting the pattern and symmetry. The drawing captures the grandeur and pageantry of the subjects with detailed finesse.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22 x 29.7 cm (8 11/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 34 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 60, 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. 60, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 60, 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.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Bella

Wikidata ID

Q74877260

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