Untitled (Studies of Female Heads)
Stefano della Bella
Description
Subject Matter:
Stefano della Bella was one of the most talented and prolific draftsmen and printmakers of the seventeenth century. This drawing showcases his finesse and artistic individuality.
Physical Description:
These ink sketches, on a portion of a larger sheet, depict different female heads, most ornamented with accessories. A study of a woman’s face in profile fills the upper left corner. Her hair is bound. A nearly frontal view of another woman’s face is at the center bottom of the sheet. She looks down to her left and wears a jeweled headpiece or crown. Three other smaller and more lightly sketched heads also appear on the sheet, two along the left edge and one on the right.
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