Vita B. Philippi Benicii Florent. ord. servor B. Mariae virginis

About this artwork

Deze prent maakt deel uit van een reeks van 16 (deels genummerde) prenten over het leven van Philippus Benitius.

Art Historical Context

**Vita B. Philippiicii Florent. ord. servor B. Maria virginis** (1591) is a finely detailed etching by Antonio Tempesta a prolific Italian artist renowned for his intricate printmaking. At a modest 115mm by 80mm, this intimate work forms part of a series of16 prints—some numbered—chronicling the life of Blessed Benizi (Filippo Benizzi), the 13th-century Flor saint and prior general of the Servite OrderOrder of Servants of Mary). These etchings captured pivotal episodes from his devout life, promoting veneration during the late Renaissance. Tempesta's etching technique, involving acid-etched m...

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...