3/15

About this artwork

Deze prent maakt deel uit van een reeks van vijftien prenten met jachtscènes (+ opdracht).

Art Historical Context

Antonio Tempesta's *3/15*, an etching from 1598 just 97 mm high by 138 mm wide, is third installment in a captivating series of fifteen prints depicting dynamic hunting scenes. Created during the late Renaissance in Italy, this small-scale work showcases Tempesta's mastery as a Mannerist artist and prolific printmaker, who flourished in Rome and Florence under the patronage of the Medici family. Hunting imagery was immensely popular among the nobility, symbolizing prowess, leisure, and the harmony between humans and nature in aristocratic life. Tempesta's etchings, like this one, revolutioniz...

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...