Antonio Tempesta
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personItalian, 1555–1630
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Selected Works304

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
The Twelve Months I
The Twelve Months I, 1599
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Hunting Scenes V
Hunting Scenes V
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The War of the Romans Against the Batavians
The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The Letter Orders the Murder of Gonzalo Gustos and the Capture of the Infantes
The Letter Orders the Murder of Gonzalo Gustos and the Capture of the Infantes, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Gonzalo Gustos Comes to Ruy Velazquez Promising Satisfaction for His Son's Deeds
Gonzalo Gustos Comes to Ruy Velazquez Promising Satisfaction for His Son's Deeds, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Cadmus's Men Killed by the Serpent
Cadmus's Men Killed by the Serpent, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Apollo Killing Coronis
Apollo Killing Coronis, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
December: Village Scene with Inn
December: Village Scene with Inn, 1599
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
October: Ploughing
October: Ploughing, 1599
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
February: A Tournament
February: A Tournament, 1599
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Mudarra Takes Leave of His Mother and Sets Out to Find His Father
Mudarra Takes Leave of His Mother and Sets Out to Find His Father, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Ruy Velazquez Orders the Death of Nuño Salido, Gonzalez Gomez Comes to His Aid and Kills the Knight Gonzalo Sanchez
Ruy Velazquez Orders the Death of Nuño Salido, Gonzalez Gomez Comes to His Aid and Kills the Knight Gonzalo Sanchez, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The Death of Adonis
The Death of Adonis
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Ruy Velazquez Asks Gonzalo Gustos to Deliver a Letter to King Almanzor of Cordoba
Ruy Velazquez Asks Gonzalo Gustos to Deliver a Letter to King Almanzor of Cordoba, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Wedding Guests Depart from Burgos. Gonzalo Gustos Remains with Ruy Velazquez While the Infantes Accompany Doña Lambra to Barbadillo
Wedding Guests Depart from Burgos. Gonzalo Gustos Remains with Ruy Velazquez While the Infantes Accompany Doña Lambra to Barbadillo, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Anius's Daughters Changing into Birds
Anius's Daughters Changing into Birds, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Aesacus and Hespeia
Aesacus and Hespeia, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
God Separating Land and Water
God Separating Land and Water, 1600
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
God Creating Heaven and Earth
God Creating Heaven and Earth, 1600
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The Wreck of Ceyx's Ship
The Wreck of Ceyx's Ship, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Ligdus Commanding Telethusa to Bear a Son
Ligdus Commanding Telethusa to Bear a Son, 1606
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Mudarra Challenges Ruy Velazquez; a Three-Day Truce is Arranged
Mudarra Challenges Ruy Velazquez; a Three-Day Truce is Arranged, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
Nuño Salido Insists that the Omens are Evil While Ruy Velazquez Insists that They are Good
Nuño Salido Insists that the Omens are Evil While Ruy Velazquez Insists that They are Good, 1612
Acquired 1965
Etching
LACMA
The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia
The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia, 1610
Acquired 1965
Etching

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
The death of Niobe's children
The death of Niobe's children
Sold
May 2022
Christie's
A battle scene
A battle scene
$20,000
Jan 2022
Christie's
Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon
£5,625 ($7k USD)
Jul 2016
Christie's
The Calling of Saint Peter
The Calling of Saint Peter
£30,000 ($40k USD)
Dec 2006
Christie's
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration
£19,200 ($25k USD)
Dec 2006

For Sale

Castelbarco Antiques · Artsy
Saint James Religious Tempesta Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Roman school
Saint James Religious Tempesta Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Roman school, 1610
€6,400
Oil on canvas
Pia Gallo · Artsy
Plate 5: The Defeat of the Ethiopians
Plate 5: The Defeat of the Ethiopians, 1613
For sale
Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Horse
The Horse, 1610
£220
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Goat
Goat, 1610
£220
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Cheetah
The Cheetah, 1610
Sold
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Horse
The Horse, 1610
£250
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Buffalo
The Buffalo, 1610
£220
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Lion
The Lion, 1610
Sold
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Bear
Bear, 1610
Sold
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Lion
The Lion, 1610
Sold
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Goat
The Goat, 1610
£220
Original Etching
Wallector · Artsy
The Lioness
The Lioness, 1630
Sold
Original Etching
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Plate 105: Diana aiming her bow toward Chione, who is accompanied by two children, in another scene at left Mercury approaches the sleeping Chione, from a series illustrating 'The Metamorphoses' of Ovid
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.835 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Six Cavalrymen in Combat, from Battle Scenes I
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.836 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Title plate for the series 'The Labors of Hercules' with the arms of Cardinal Francesco Maria de Monte
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.13 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Hind of Mount Cerynea: Hercules strides alongside the hind and grasps the base of one antler with his right hand, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.12 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna: Hercules grasps his club with both hands and confronts the seven-headed hydra, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.11 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Nemean Lion: Hercules grasps the front right leg of the lion, which lifts its snout upward, in the middle ground Hercules pulls the skin from the lion's corpse, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.10 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules strangling the serpents: Hercules grasps two serpents in his crib, Juno points toward the serpents from a mass of cloud at right, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.9 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and Achelous: at center Hercules grasps the horns of a bull while pressing his right foot onto its leg, at left Hercules wrestles a serpent, at right Hercules wrestles a male figure on the ground, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.8 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Serpent Ladon: Hercules draws his bow, the rearing serpent appears in profile, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.7 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Centaurs: Hercules holds the head of a centaur with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the foreground and background are fallen and fleeing centaurs, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.6 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus: Hercules holds down the boar's snout with his left hand and raises his club with his right hand, in the middle ground Hercules carries the boar on his shoulders, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.5 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Nessus attempting to take Dejanira from Hercules: Nessus restrains Dejanira on his back while striding to the right, Hercules draws his arrow at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.425.4 · Etching
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
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death
Antonio Tempesta dies
Jan 1, 1630
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birth
Antonio Tempesta born
Jan 1, 1555