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Candle Shade with Rebus
ca. 163917th century
Stefano Della Bella, aka Etienne de la Belle, Italian, (1610–1664)
- ornament - Decorative forms that are an integral part of a building or object but are not essential to its structure. Regarding techniques of embellishment in general, use "decoration (process)." [November 1990 descriptor moved.]
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puzzles
- Use for recreational artifacts designed as amusements or diversions by presenting constructional difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort. For word or number diversions to be solved, see under "
." RHDEL2 - rebuses - Representations of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound. W [June 1992 descriptor added.]
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Stefano Della Bella, aka Etienne de la Belle, Italian, (1610–1664) . Candle Shade with Rebus, ca. 1639. Etching. First of two states. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1964.15.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ellis, 1964. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .