Scène: de grot van Vulcanus, Stefano della Bella, after Alfonso Parigi (il Giovane), after Gian Maria Mariani, 1637

Title(s)

Scène: de grot van Vulcanus
Scena Grotta di Vulcano (title on object)
Liberetto ter ere van de bruiloft van Ferdinando II de'Medici en Vottoria della Rovere (series title)
Le nozze degli dei favola (...) (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-35.147

Catalogue reference

• De Vesme (Della Bella) 925
• Jombert (Della Bella) 57
• Orn Cat II 11063

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Een balletscène met de smidse van Vulcanus in een heuvel op de achtergrond. Aan de zijkanten kliffen. Op de voorgrond dansers en drummers. In de lucht de goden en Mercurius die richting de smidse zweeft.

Artist

• print maker: Stefano della Bella (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Stefano della Bella (mentioned on object)
• after design by: Alfonso Parigi (il Giovane) (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Massi & Landi
• Ferdinando II de'Medici
• Vittoria della Rovere
• after design by: Gian Maria Mariani

Place

print maker: Italy
after own design by: Italy
after design by: Italy
publisher: Florence
Italy
Italy
after design by: Italy

Dating

1637

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 206 mm × width 283 mm

What

• set, scenery ~ stage
• backdrop
• stage costume
• actor (on the stage)
• the ballet, ballet performance
• Vulcan in his smithy

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Stefano della Bella, Alexandre Baudi de Vesme, p. 144, cat.nr. 925
• Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II, Peter Fuhring, dl. 3, p. 199, cat.nr. 11063
• Essai d'un catalogue de l'oeuvre d'Etienne de la Belle, peintre et graveur florentin, Charles Antoine 1712-1784 Jombert, p. 83-84, cat.nr. 57