Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami
Print
ca.1645 (published)
ca.1645 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Design for a double-layered frieze, with a lion's head flanked by two eagles in the upper level. The lower frieze is divided into two halves, on the left a dragon and armour, and on the right a female bust in profile, with a griffon to the right.
Object details
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| Title | Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami (Suite title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper, sixth state |
| Brief description | Stefano della Bella, from a suite of 16 plates, including title plate, entitled 'Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami'. French, ca.1645. |
| Physical description | Design for a double-layered frieze, with a lion's head flanked by two eagles in the upper level. The lower frieze is divided into two halves, on the left a dragon and armour, and on the right a female bust in profile, with a griffon to the right. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | S. D. Bella inu. & fec. - Cum Privil. Regis. (Plate is numbered 4, lower right) |
| 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, pp153-155, no. 990. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 28190:3 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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