Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium Pugnae bestiariorum: et mutuae bestiarum

About this artwork

Deze prent maakt deel uit van een reeks van 29 jachtscènes (+ titelprent).

Art Historical Context

Antonio Tempesta's *Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium Pugnae bestiariorum: et mutuae bestiarum* (1602) is a captivating etching, measuring just 94 × 148 mm, that immerses viewers in the thrilling world of ancient-style hunts. Translated as "Hunts of Wild Beasts, Birds, and Fish: Fights of Beast-Hunters and Mutual Battles of Beasts," this print belongs to a remarkable series of 29 hunting scenes, plus a title plate. Tempesta, a prolific Italian Mannerist engraver active in Florence and Rome, drew inspiration from Roman mosaics and historical accounts of venationes—spectacular arena hunts popul...

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...