A piece of armour (centre), with winged figures blowing horns over burning altars at the sides; above, figures holding swags with one hand and holding their other hands towards gryphons; below, the head of a man in distress, flanked by dragons. Etching after A. Tempesta, 1609.
- Tempesta, Antonio, 1555-1630.
- Date:
- 1600-1699
- Reference:
- 3298722i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[Amsterdam] : [Frans van den Wijngaerde]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; border 7.1 x 5.4 cm
Contributors
Lettering
ATf
Bears number: X
Bears Tempesta's monogram: AT f (for Antonio Tempesta fecit)
References note
Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, vol. 17, Vienna 1818, pp. 181-182, no. 1387
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3298722i
Reproduction note
After a print in a series of grotesque ornament prints by Antonio Tempesta, dedicated to prince Marc'Antonio Colonna and published in Rome in 1609
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores