Metamorfosen van Ovidius
1606
Medium
etching
Dimensions
117; 104
About this artwork
height 104 mm x width 117 mm
Art Historical Context
Antonio Tempesta's *Metamorfosen van Ovidius* (1606) is a exquisite etching capturing a scene from the ancient Roman poet Ovid's epic poem *Metamorphoses*, a cornerstone of classical mythology filled with tales of transformation, love, and divine intervention. Tempesta, a prolific Italian artist active in late Renaissance and early Baroque Florence under Medici patronage, specialized in dynamic mythological and landscape scenes. This small-scale print (104 × 117 mm) belongs to his renowned series of 150 etchings illustrating Ovid's work, making classical narratives accessible to a wider audien...
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...