Antonio Tempesta Artworks collected in Metmuseum
Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp. Much of his work depicts major battles and historical figures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Tempesta
Plate 5: Tomb of Mausolus, stone masons make a column at the right, from The Seven Wonders of the World
title: Plate 5: Tomb of Mausolus, stone masons make a column at the right, from The Seven Wonders of the World
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 2012
Plate 11: Titus Vespasian on horseback facing right from the 'First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome'
title: Plate 11: Titus Vespasian on horseback facing right from the 'First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1951
Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on horseback facing right from the 'First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome'
title: Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on horseback facing right from the 'First Twelve Emperors of Ancient Rome'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1951
Hercules and the Oxen of Geryones: with a club raised by his right hand, Hercules confronts a group of galloping oxen, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
title: Hercules and the Oxen of Geryones: with a club raised by his right hand, Hercules confronts a group of galloping oxen, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 2012
Bear Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes VI'
title: Bear Hunt, from 'Hunting Scenes VI'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 1951
Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure in at right, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
title: Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes: Hercules grasps the bridle of a rearing horse, a second horse tramples a figure in at right, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 2012
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'
title: 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'
department: Drawings and Prints
accessionYear: 2012