The Drawings of Castiglione and Stefano Della Bella
This publication examines the Royal Collection drawings by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione and Stefano Della Bella.
STEFANO DELLA BELLA (1610-1664)
A sledge on a mountain
Black chalk, and pen and ink | 35.4 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904564
A drawing showing a sledge on a mountain with three figures. One figure sits on the sledge, another stands at the back, and the other is in front holding on to the sledge's curved runners. There is an inscription which identifies the mountain as Mount Ginevra. The drawing is inscribed at the top: Namassa cosi chiamata vista sopra il Monte Ginevra scendere monti precipitosi sopra la neve.