Design for a vase
Etching
ca.1650 (published)
ca.1650 (published)
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Nourished both by his fertile imagination and by his observations of the natural world, in the suite Raccolta di vasi diversi, published in 1646, Stefano della Bella combines plant forms and realistic yet fantastical figures in a manner which anticipated the Rococo. It has proven to be of particular influence on successive decorative artists in many media.
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Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
Brief description | Stefano della Bella (after), 1 of 6 plates, including title plate, from a suite of 6 entitled 'Raccolta di Vasi Diversi di Stef. de la Bella Fiorentino'. Italian, ca.1650. |
Physical description | Designs for vases. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Stef. de la Bella inventor (Inscribed to plate below vases) |
Summary | Nourished both by his fertile imagination and by his observations of the natural world, in the suite Raccolta di vasi diversi, published in 1646, Stefano della Bella combines plant forms and realistic yet fantastical figures in a manner which anticipated the Rococo. It has proven to be of particular influence on successive decorative artists in many media. |
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Accession number | E.85-1943 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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