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Antonio Tempesta

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Etching of mounted hunters in turbans spearing a lion that attacks a rearing horse, with a palm tree and hills behind.

Lion Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes IV'

late 16th century

Engraving of the Tomb of Mausolus with colonnades, steps, horsemen and workers, smoke rising in the distance.

Plate 5: The Tomb of Mausolus, from "The Seven Wonders of the World"

1608

Engraving of the pyramids in Egypt with workers, oxen, camels and carts moving stone blocks in the foreground.

The Pyramids in Egypt, plate 7 from "The Seven Wonders of The World"

1608

Engraving of Theseus with sword and shield fighting the Minotaur in an arena, numbered plate 74 with Latin caption.

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minotaurum Theseus vincit), plate 74 from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid" (Metamorphosean Sive…

Published after 1606

Etching of a woman on horseback under a canopy entering a city, with soldiers, trumpeters and men in ruffs before a stone gat

Triumphal Entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan, from The Life of Margaret of Austria, plate 10

1612

Engraving of a palace with twin towers, formal gardens, fountains, and rectangular planted plots on Monte Pincio.

Monte Pincio Palace and Gardens, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

mid to late 16th century

Engraving of a battle with soldiers and a rider, while veiled women and children kneel and watch beside a cart near a walled

Vrouwen en kinderen zien toe hoe Civilis slag levert met de Romeinen, 69-70

1612

Engraving of a mounted warrior and soldiers fighting in flooded ground before a walled hilltop fortification, with Latin and

Civilis laat het land onder water lopen, 69-70

1612

Etched battle scene of a mounted helmeted rider charging among soldiers, banners and fallen men, with Dutch and Latin caption

Cerialis drijft de Bataven in de Rijn, 69-70

1612

Engraving of a Roman officer gesturing to veiled women and a bearded man before a burning city with soldiers and ruins.

Vrouw en zuster van Civilis voor Cerialis gebracht, 69-70

1612

Etched print of six armored cavalrymen fighting on horseback, with a fallen horse in the foreground.

Six Cavalrymen in Combat, from "Battle Scenes I"

ca. 1590-1630

Engraving of Diana aiming a bow from clouds toward Chione, who is seated with two children in a wooded landscape.

Plate 105: Diana aiming her bow toward Chione, who is accompanied by two children, in another scene at left Mercury a…

1606

Etching of a pastoral landscape with shepherds shearing sheep by a stream, trees, a well, and a lion in the clouds.

Juli: schapen scheren (leeuw)

1575

Engraving of men netting fish from a boat on a river, with bathers on the banks, a hilltop town, and the word AUGUSTUS above.

Augustus: zwemmen en vissen (maagd)

1575

Etching of September with grape pressing at a farmhouse, a woman with a basket, a mule, and a castle on a hill.

September: wijn maken (weegschaal)

1575

Etching of an October landscape with horses, a dog, a seated man, a village and a scorpion in the sky.

Oktober: wijn proeven (schorpioen)

1575

Engraving of woodcutters felling trees in a forest, with a centaur archer in the sky and a river valley beyond.

November: houthakken (boogschutter)

1575

Etching of a winter scene with leafless trees, figures tending a fire and cauldron, a well, and a city in the distance.

December: varkens slachten (steenbok)

1575

Etching of a flood scene with drowning people, horses and cattle, an overturned ark, and figures clinging to rocks under a st

The Flood

1606

Etching of the Fury Tisiphone with serpent hair and a torch confronting a crowned king and queen in a palace.

The Fury Tisiphone at the Palace of Athamas

1606

Etching of nude giants on rocks attacking gods on clouds above, labeled Gigantomachia, by Antonio Tempesta, 1606.

The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus

1606

Engraving of a tournament with armoured knights at left and a confrontation between a noblewoman and a serpent-haired figure

The Infante Gonzalo Gomez Excels at the Game and Doña Lambra Insults the Infantes and Their Mother

1612

Etching of a man lifting a child while figures leap from rocks into the sea, with a Latin caption below.

The Insane Athamas Killing Learchus, While Ino and Melicertor Jump into the Sea

1606

Etching of a seated ruler, a bearded man and veiled woman, a child and a chained guard in a palace interior with Spanish capt

The Letter Orders the Murder of Gonzalo Gustos and the Capture of the Infantes

1612

Engraving of a tall arcaded lighthouse on an island, with rowing boats, sailing ships, camels and figures in the harbor.

The Lighthouse at Alexandria

1610