Primitieve jagers jagen op wilde honden

About this artwork

Deze prent maakt deel uit van een reeks van 45 jachtscènes (+ titelprent en opdracht).

Art Historical Context

Antonio Tempesta's *Primitieve jagers j op wilde honden*Primitive Hunters Chasing Wild Dogs), an etching from 1598, captures a dynamic moment of primal pursuit in a compact format—97 mm high by 137 mm wide. This intimate print invites viewers to lean in and witness fierce hunters on the chase, rendered with Tempesta's signature energy and precision. As a leading Italian Mannerist artist and etcher (1555–1630), Tempesta excelled in translating dramatic scenes onto paper, blending Renaissance naturalism with exaggerated motion. This work forms part of an ambitious series of 45 hunting scenes, p...

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...