1644
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Perseus and Andromeda; Cephalus and Procris; Hippomene and Atalantus is a 1644 ink by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sheet holds three black-and-white scenes. On the left, a woman stands on a rock while a winged figure hovers above, spearing a sea monster below. The middle shows a man and woman in a forest, with a dog at their feet. The right picture has a woman running, looking back at a man who’s crawling on the ground. The artist packed three myths into one small space. The lines are sharp and busy, with lots of movement. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.
Stefano della Bella (18 May 1610 – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes.
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