1649
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Various Figures and Landscapes: A Poor Nurse Seated under a Tree is a 1649 by Stefano Della Bella, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet scene by a river. A woman sits under a tree, holding a child close. Behind her, a small stone church and a tower stand in the distance, with a few other people walking nearby. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to shape the figures and landscape. This makes the woman and child stand out against the softer background. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick 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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