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Ornements et Objets Divers

Print
1642-1645 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Designs for two friezes, one above the other. The upper frieze is terminated with a grotesque head and the head of a lion. The lower one is ornamented with the skull of a goat and the head of a bearded man.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOrnements et Objets Divers (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
etching on paper; second state
Brief description
Stefano della Bella, from a suite of 6 plates including title page entitled 'Ornements et objets divers'. French, 1642-1645.
Physical description
Designs for two friezes, one above the other. The upper frieze is terminated with a grotesque head and the head of a lion. The lower one is ornamented with the skull of a goat and the head of a bearded man.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 5.9cm
  • Cut to width: 12.4cm
Bibliographic reference
see for full bibliographic references de Vesme, Alexandre, and Massar, Phyllis Dearborn. Stefano della Bella : catalogue raisonne ́. (Vol. I.) New York, Collectors Editions, 1971, pp.155-156, no. 983.
Collection
Accession number
29969A/19

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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