10/24

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Art Historical Context

Antonio Tempesta's *10/24* (1613) is a captivating etching, measuring 204 mm high by 288 mm wide, exemplifying the artist's mastery of printmaking during the early Baroque period. Tempesta (1555–1630), a prolific Italian artist based in Rome, was renowned for his dynamic series of prints depicting hunts, battles, and biblical scenes. This work, likely the tenth plate in a sequence of 24, reflects his skill in capturing movement and drama on a modest scale, making intricate art accessible through reproduction. Etching, Tempesta's preferred medium, involved biting acid into a metal plate to cre...

About the Artist

Antonio Tempesta · 1555–1630

Antonio Tempesta (1555–1630), known as 'Il Tempestino,' was a Florentine painter and printmaker whose extraordinary output of approximately 1,700 etchings made him one of the most influential printmakers of the early Baroque period. Born in Florence and trained under Santi di Tito and the Flemish master Joannes Stradanus, he enrolled in the Accademia del Disegno in 1576 before relocating to Rome i...