Illustratie bij Canto IX van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'

About this artwork

Een kluwen van strijdende soldaten te paard. Op de grond liggen dode paarden en soldaten. Op de achtergrond zweeft de aartsengel Michaël over Jeruzalem en jaagt demonen weg. Italiaanse versregels door Tasso in twee kolommen in ondermarge.

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...