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Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]
Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]

Three Camels, from Têtes de different animaux [Heads of various animals]

Primary (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)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1384
Keywords
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1384
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Not on view
Label Text
Della 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]
Title Page, from Diverses têtes et figures [Various heads and figures]
Stefano Della Bella
1650
Female Profile, plate 5 from Diverses têtes et figures [Various heads and figures]
Female Profile, plate 5 from Diverses têtes et figures [Various heads and figures]
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]
Bust of a Woman with a Persian Headdress, from Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la Persienne [Several Heads Stylied in a Persian Manner]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1649-1651
A Woman in Three-Quarter Profile, from Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne
A Woman in Three-Quarter Profile, from Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne
Stefano Della Bella
1649-1651
Acanthus ornament with camels, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or Grotesques]
Acanthus ornament with camels, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or Grotesques]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1653
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]
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]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1654
Stag Hunt, from The Hunts of Different Animals
Stag Hunt, from The Hunts of Different Animals
Stefano Della Bella
1652-1654
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]
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]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1643-1644
Acanthus ornament with two camel heads, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or grotesques]
Acanthus ornament with two camel heads, from Ornamenti o grottesche [Ornaments or grotesques]
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]
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]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1643-1644
A Woman and Child, on Horseback, Followed by a Camel, Ewes and a Young Boy, from Diverses figures et griffonnements [Various figures and sketches]
A Woman and Child, on Horseback, Followed by a Camel, Ewes and a Young Boy, from Diverses figures et griffonnements [Various figures and sketches]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1654
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]
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]
Stefano Della Bella
circa 1646