Vita B. Philippi Benicii Florent. ord. servor B. Mariae virginis
1591
Medium
etching
Dimensions
115; 80
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Antonio Tempesta's *Vita B. Philippi Benicii Florent ord. servor B. Mariae virginis* (1591) is a delicate etching capturing a moment from the life of Blessed Philip Benizi, 13th-century Florentine saint and key figure in the Servite (Order of Servants of Mary This small-scale print, measuring just 115mm by 80mm, the Counter-Reformation zeal of late 16th-century Italy, where devotional imagery proliferated to inspire faith and venerate saints like Benizi, known for his preaching, miracles, and devotion to the Virgin Mary. As a master engraver, Tempesta (1555–1630) excelled in etching—a techniq...
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...