![Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]](/internal/media/dispatcher/12029/preview)
![Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]](/internal/media/dispatcher/12029/full)
Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]
Primary
Stefano Della Bella
(Florence, Italy, 1610–1664)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Datecirca 1641
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 4 11/16 × 5 15/16 in. (11.9 × 15.1 cm)
Additional Dimension: 4 11/16 × 5 15/16 in. (11.9 × 15.1 cm)
Additional Dimension: 4 11/16 × 5 15/16 in. (11.9 × 15.1 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1384
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1384
On View
Not on viewDella Bella's compositions are developed with the insistent rhythm and rich atmosphere of full Baroque painting, and they are articulated with a busy, lightly bitten line that gives them the appearance of delicate pen-and-ink drawings. Executed in the first years of a sojourn in Paris, his Camels is an especially swift and delightful sketch. Etchings by Della Bella are relatively common, but rarely seen in early states or such fine impressions.
Exhibitions
![Title Page, from Diverses têtes et figures [Various heads and figures]](/internal/media/dispatcher/18722/thumbnail)
![Female Profile, plate 5 from Diverses têtes et figures [Various heads and figures]](/internal/media/dispatcher/18723/thumbnail)
Stefano Della Bella
1650
![Bust of a Woman with a Persian Headdress, from Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la Persienne [Several Heads Stylied in a Persian Manner]](/internal/media/dispatcher/18713/thumbnail)
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1649-1651
![Acanthus ornament with camels, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or Grotesques]](/internal/media/dispatcher/19085/thumbnail)
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1653
Stefano Della Bella
1649-1651
![Large head of a woman looking right, with three male heads in left margin and three tiny figures on right, from Seond recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eau forte [Second collection of various sketches and etching proofs]](/internal/media/dispatcher/14224/thumbnail)
![Head of a Camel looking left, from Recueil de diverses pièces servant à l'art de portraiture [Collection of various pieces serving the art of portraiture]](/internal/media/dispatcher/14228/thumbnail)
![Acanthus ornament with two camel heads, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or grotesques]](/internal/media/dispatcher/19205/thumbnail)
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1653
![Two Male Heads in Profile: A Bearded Man and a Soldier, from Recueil de diverses pièces servant à l'art de portraiture [Collection of various pieces serving the art of portraiture]](/internal/media/dispatcher/14232/thumbnail)
![A Woman and Child, on Horseback, Followed by a Camel, Ewes and a Young Boy, from Diverses figures et griffonnements [Various figures and sketches]](/internal/media/dispatcher/14221/thumbnail)
![Below, the Head of a Woman in Profile to the Right, Above, the Head of a Youth and on the Left, the Head of a Soldier with a Helmet, from Recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eau-forte [Collection of various sketches and etching poofs]](/internal/media/dispatcher/14222/thumbnail)