Bearded Moor 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

The image shows a portrait focused on the upper half of a man's body. He is positioned in profile, facing left. He has a thick beard and moustache, and his eyes are looking to the side. He is wearing a turban with a feather and a cloak, with the background consisting of simple lines. The signature "Bellar" is visible on the left side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate (oval): 9.9 x 7.4 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.7 x 8.1 cm (4 3/16 x 3 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.72.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme/Massar 1971, no. 187, 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. 187, ii/ii.

1971

  • De Vesme, Alexandre, Phyllis Dearborn Massar.Stefano Della Bella. New York, 1971: no. 187, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

center left in plate: Bella; by later hand, lower center in graphite within plate mark: 44; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 172; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 11X

Wikidata ID

Q75125405

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