Mirror Copy of Stefano della Bella's "Moorish Warrior" Print. From the "Moorish, Polish, and Hungarian Riders" Series
Johanna Sibylla Kraus (née Küsel (Küslin))
Basic information
- ID
- Г-IV-980
- Author
- Johanna Sibylla Kraus (née Küsel (Küslin))
- Name
- Mirror Copy of Stefano della Bella's "Moorish Warrior" Print. From the "Moorish, Polish, and Hungarian Riders" Series
- Country
- Germany
- Technique
- etching
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 18.7 x 18.3 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- graphic art
- Genre
- battle painting
- Provenance
- Received from the Lviv Historical Museum, 1954
Information about author
Object description
In the foreground, a Moorish warrior in luxurious exotic attire is depicted in detail, sitting upon a stately horse turned in profile. The horse and the rider's turban are adorned with ostrich feathers. A quiver with arrows and a bow hang behind the man's back, and he holds a spear or a javelin in his hand. To the left of the rider stands a young dark-skinned servant holding a fluffy leopard skin. In the background behind him, a stone fortress tower of an Oriental city is visible. In the right part of the composition, in the distance, the figure of another rider moving across a stony plain under a cloudy sky can be seen.
The work is a mirror copy of the print by Stefano della Bella (inventory No. Г-IV-972).
The work is a mirror copy of the print by Stefano della Bella (inventory No. Г-IV-972).
Inscriptions
Beneath the image on the bottom left of the sheet, the artist's signature is engraved: "Johana Sibіla Küslin fecit, Aug: 1672". Pencil marks on the backing cardboard indicate the gallery inventory number "Г-IV-980" and the number "52".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
