Pyramids of Jugglers

1652

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows five human pyramids in different configurations, with figures stacked upon each other in various ways. The figures are holding torches, adding movement to the structures. The pyramids are spread out evenly on the canvas, showcasing diverse compositions. Lines and shading create depth and texture in the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.9 x 25.6 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.62.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 64, State only

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. 64, only.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 64, 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 left in plate: SDBella. f.

Wikidata ID

Q74877290

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