Woman in a Feathered Turban with a Veil, Turned to the Right

1649/1650

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

This image shows a person with their body turned slightly to the side, and their head looking over their shoulder towards the viewer. The person's facial features are delicately rendered, with a composed expression and eyes that appear to be looking directly at the viewer. They have elaborate, voluminous hair styled upwards with decorative elements resembling feathers or embellishments, and a long drape trailing from the hairstyle. The person's clothing appears to be intricately detailed with lines suggesting texture and layers. The image is in black and white, resembling an etching or engraving, set against a textured, nondescript background. On the left side of the image is the word "Bella." Earring adornments are seen dangling from the ear.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate (oval): 9.5 x 7 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 10.6 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.72.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 184, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul McCarron, New York); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

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. 184, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 184, ii/ii.

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: no. III. 46.

Inscriptions

center left in plate: SDBella; by later hand, lower center in graphite within plate mark: 49; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 172; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 9

Wikidata ID

Q75125397

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