Young Moor with a Slight Beard and Feathered Turban, Turned to the Left

1650

Stefano Della Bella

Associated Names
Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up. The man is positioned with his head turned slightly to the right, gazing away from the viewer. His facial features include a prominent nose, defined cheekbones, and a slightly furrowed brow, with curly hair that is partially hidden by an elaborate turban. The turban is adorned with a decorative band and a large feather emerging from the center. The man's attire consists of a richly textured jacket featuring a high collar and intricate button detailing on the chest. There are no visible signs of jewelry. The background is simple and unadorned, with minimal detail. The image has an oval vignette around the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate (oval): 10 x 7.3 cm (3 15/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.7 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.72.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 185, 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. 185, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 185, 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. 47.

Inscriptions

center right in plate: SDBella / 1650; by later hand, lower center in graphite within plate mark: 46; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 172; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3

Wikidata ID

Q75125399

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