Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti
Print
1646 (published)
1646 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Most of della Bella’s prints date from the years he spent in Paris, and display his expanded range and increased technical ability. Among his most original works are the 52 plates of ornamental etchings, of which four suites were published in the French capital.
Object details
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| Title | Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti (Suite title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper, second state |
| Brief description | Stefano della Bella, title plate from a suite of 18 plates, including dedicatory plate, entitled 'Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti'. French, 1646. |
| Physical description | Title plate for a suite of cartouche deigns, featuring a cartouche surmounted by a putto flanked by leopards, with a ram's skull below. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | RACCOLTA DI VARII CAPPRICII/ Et nove inuentioni di cartelle et ornamenti/ posti in luce dal S.r Steffano Della Bella/ Pittor fiorentino, et da lui dissegnate/ et jntagliate jn Parigi appresso/ F. Linglese detto il Ciartres, con Pri/ uilegio di sua Maesta Chriss.ma/ RECVEIL DE DIVERS CAPRICES/ Et nouelles jnuentions mises au/ jour par le Sr de la Belle, Peintre florentin dessignées et/ grauées par le mesme autheur/ A PARIS./ Chez F. Langlois dit Chartres/ rue S.t Jacques aux colonnes dhercule/ Avec privilege du Roy tres Chrestien/ M.DC.XLVI. (Plate is numbered 1 upper right corner.) |
| Summary | Most of della Bella’s prints date from the years he spent in Paris, and display his expanded range and increased technical ability. Among his most original works are the 52 plates of ornamental etchings, of which four suites were published in the French capital. |
| Bibliographic reference | see for full bibliographic references
de Vesme, Alexandre, and Massar, Phyllis Dearborn. Stefano della Bella: catalogue raisonné. (Vol. I.) New York, Collectors Editions, 1971, pp.156-158, no. 1027. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 28219:1 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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