Metamorfosen van Ovidius
1606
Medium
etching
Dimensions
104; 117
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Antonio Tempesta's *Metamorfosen van Ovidius* (1606) is a delicate etching capturing a scene from the ancient Roman poet Ovid's epic *Metamorphoses*, a foundational text of classical mythology filled with tales of transformation, love, and divine intervention. Tempesta, a prolific Italian Mannerist artist (1555–1630), was renowned for his intricate print series illustrating mythological and biblical subjects. This small plate, measuring just 104 × 117 mm, exemplifies his skill in translating grand narratives into intimate, collectible formats, likely part of a larger series produced for enligh...
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...