In the late 16th century, when the Renaissance was at its height in Italy, a young artist from Florence began to leave his mark on art history. Antonio Tempesta, born around 1555, was a man whose diverse talents and visionary work significantly influenced the evolution of art from Mannerism to the early Baroque. A pupil of Jan van der Straet, also known as Stradanus, Tempesta probably collaborated on the decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio and parts of the corridor of the Uffizi before deciding to unleash most of his creative energy in Rome. Through his captivating compositions and unique sense of aesthetic clarity and narrative consistency, he helped shape the transition from the extravagant forms of Mannerism to the dramatic clarity of the early Baroque.
Around 1580, Tempesta moved to Rome and began to pursue printmaking. His work includes not only paintings, drawings, and etchings, but also fine art prints that we are proud to reproduce today in the highest quality. Tempesta was known for his incredible productivity and created about 1700 etchings, depicting biblical as well as historical and mythological subjects. He developed a remarkable variety of subjects, including famous battle scenes, depictions of animals, and even a cycle of horse depictions inspired by works by his teacher Stradanus. Tempesta also demonstrated his innovative spirit in printmaking by having many of his etchings, including the 150 scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, printed and published in Antwerp rather than Rome.
Later in his life, Tempesta turned to a particularly fascinating art form: painting on stone. He produced a large number of paintings on marble, alabaster, and lapis lazuli that immediately became part of the collections of Roman nobility and were sought after internationally. Among his pupils was the Lorraine artist Claude Deruet, who probably learned etching from Tempesta. To this day, Antonio Tempesta's works remain an inspiration to artists and art lovers worldwide, and his inventions were significant sources of inspiration for artists of the 17th and 18th centuries. Our high-quality art prints are also designed to carry on the artistic spirit of Antonio Tempesta and honor his incomparable contribution to art history. We are proud to preserve and celebrate the rich legacy of this extraordinary artist through our reproductions.
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_(series_title)Nova_-_(MeisterDrucke-1364122).jpg "Hedgehog by Antonio Tempesta")
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Christus_Maria_en_de_a_-_(MeisterDrucke-1360447).jpg "Saint Matthias by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_(series_titl_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362459).jpg "Beaver Hippopotamus / Hipopotamo (title on object) Animals and Mythical Creatures (series title) Nova Raccolta de li Animali Piu Curiosi del Mondo (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Alexander the Great Finds the Body of Darius (The Deeds of Alexander the Great) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "The suicide of Thisbe - Thijsbe Pyrami exemplum aemulata pectus sibi transuerberat (title on object) - Metamorphoseon sive transformationum (series title) - Metamorphoses of Ovid (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Suicide of Saul after his defeat by the Philistines. Saul post cladem et necem fillor sibl morte conscivit (title on object). Old Testament battle scenes (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 5: Bruno Appointed Leader of the Caninefates, from The War of the Romans Against the..., 1611. by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 18: Secret Meeting of Civilis with Other Leaders from Trier, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, 1611. by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361967).jpg "Imperial coronation of Charles V in Bologna, 1530 - Triumphs of Charles V (series title) by Cornelis Boel")
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.jpg "Plate 18: Saul")
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.jpg "Triumphal entry of Margaret of Austria into Milan by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Saul Kills Himself after the Defeat of His Army by the Philistines by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Saul Kills Himself after the Defeat of His Army by the Philistines by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "January: A Kitchen by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Canto V by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves, the Three Marys at the Foot of the Cross by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dier_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361493).jpg "Capricorn as Sea Creature (Capricornus marinus) (Animals and Mythical Creatures) (Nova raccolta de li animali piu curiosi del mondo) by Antonio Tempesta")
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_(attributed_t_-_Neptunus_met_de_tritonsMetamorfosen_van_Ovidius_(series_title)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1383719).jpg "Neptune with the Tritons by Crispijn van de Passe (II) (attributed to)")
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.jpg "Three Riders Riding to the Right by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamorphoseon_si_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363337).jpg "Jupiter and Callisto (Metamorphoses of Ovid) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "The Israelites Defeated by the Canaanites for Disobeying Moses (Old Testament Battle Scenes) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plan of the City of Rome. Part 3 with the Santa Maria Maggiore, the Pantheon and Trajan")
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Metamorphose_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363261).jpg "The Rape of Europa (Metamorphoses by Ovid) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 3: Emperor Tiberius on Horseback, from")
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.jpg "Decoration of the Scala Regia showing griffins, unicorns and allegorical figures (detail) by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamorphoseon_si_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361830).jpg "The Sirens by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Thisbe Flees from the Lioness at the Spring (Metamorphoses of Ovid, series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Juno and the Furies at the Gates of Hades by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_(series_title)Nova_raccolta_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362780).jpg "Bull (series title: Animals and Mythical Creatures, Nova raccolta de li animali piu curiosi del mondo) by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1360861).jpg "A Bull Fighting with a Lion by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 3: Claudius Civilis Arrested and his Brother Paulus Beheaded, from The War of the Romans by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Attack on the Roman Fortress at Night, from The War of the Romans Against the Ba... by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Battle Scene by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 30: Cerialis Driving the Dutch into the Rhine, from The War of the Romans Against th..., 1611 by Antonio Tempesta")
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Faecvnda_-_(MeisterDrucke-1336326).jpg "Three Cavalrymen at a Battle with Elephants, Cavalry (series title) by Simon Frisius")
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.jpg "Medea Restoring Aeson")
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.jpg "Coronis Transformed into a Crow (Metamorphoses of Ovid series) by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_(series_title)Nova_-_(MeisterDrucke-1366005).jpg "Cattle by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Pluto Leading Proserpina Past the Nymph Cyane (Metamorphoses of Ovid) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Abraham Brings Lot and His Family to His Own Land (Old Testament Battle Scenes) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 27: The Dutch During a Surprise Attack of the Roman Camp on the Moselle, from The War, 1611 by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 11: Titus Vespasian on Horseback Facing Right from the")
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.jpg "Plate 10: Alexander Finding the Body of Darius, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great, 1608 by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "New Attack on the Old Fortress, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fabelwe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1409875).jpg "Ethiopian Pig (Sus Apthiopes / Porco d")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362471).jpg "A Leopard Fighting with a Wild Boar Fighting Animals (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamorphoseon_sive_transfo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363257).jpg "The Silver Age (Metamorphoses by Ovid) by Antonio Tempesta")
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H_-_(MeisterDrucke-1330414).jpg "Hercules Tames the Horses of Diomedes by Simon Frisius")
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.jpg "Hercules and the Hind of Mount Cerynea by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 5: Tomb of Mausolus, Stone Masons Make a Column at the Right, from The Seven Wonders by Antonio Tempesta")
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Faecvnda_qvam_sit_-_(MeisterDrucke-1336384).jpg "Soldiers Robbing Corpses on the Battlefield, Cavalry (series title) by Simon Frisius")
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.jpg "Men and Women Weighing, Sieving and Cooking Broth by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Nessus Attempting to Take Dejanira from Hercules by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363221).jpg "A Centaur Attacking a Satyr (Fighting Animals) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Four Men Pulling the Limbs of a Saint (Tortures Endured by Christian Martyrs series) by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1273143).jpg "Allegory on Urbanus VIII, Pope (Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644) by Johann Friedrich Greuter")
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.jpg "Title Page with Dedication to and Coat of Arms of Cosimo II de")
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.jpg "The Old Batavian Men Buy Off Their Service to the Romans, 69-70 (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "The Death of Camillus in the Battle Between Greeks and Romans by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361399).jpg "The Giants Attempt to Attack Olympus (Gigantomachia) (Metamorphoses of Ovid) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "God Creates the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (The Creation) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Civilis Treating with a Roman Commander, from The War of the Romans Against the... by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamorphoseon_-_(MeisterDrucke-1364115).jpg "Mercury Kills Argus by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 25: The Roman Commander Cerialis Attacks Near Trier, from The War of the Romans by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "St. Thomas, from")
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.jpg "Plate 23: Conference on What Steps to Take Upon the Romans")
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.jpg "Hercules Captures the Hind of Cerynea (Cerva cornibus auratis velocissima capitur) (Herculean Themes) by Simon Frisius")
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Icones_Venantum_Species_Varias_-_(MeisterDrucke-1330270).jpg "Landscape with Bear Hunt (Hunting Scenes series) (Icones Venantum Species Varias Representantes series) by Egbert Jansz.")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1362051).jpg "Dragon and Griffin Fighting by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 12: Emperor Domitian on Horseback Facing Right from the")
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.jpg "The Twelve Months I by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Pearl Fishing by Americans by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Mudarra and His Horsemen Convert to Christianity and are Baptized by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361578).jpg "God Creates the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 10: The Fall of Jericho, from")
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.jpg "Plate 4: Emperor Gaius on Horseback, from")
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Christus_Maria_en_de_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361137).jpg "Mary (series title) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Triumphal Procession of Charles V and His Brother Ferdinand I after the Liberation of Vienna, 1529 (Triumphs of Charles V, series title) by Cornelis Boel")
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.jpg "Alexander the Great Instructs the Macedonian Soldiers by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_(series_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361326).jpg "Hippopotamus by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 34: The Romans Burning the Dutch Countryside, from The War of the Romans Against the... by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "David Returns Triumphant with the Head of Goliath (Old Testament Battle Scenes) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Rearing Horse and Rider by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Frontispiece to")
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.jpg "Hercules and the Boar of Erymanthus by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "God Forbids Adam and Eve to Eat from the Tree of Knowledge by Antonio Tempesta")
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C_-_(MeisterDrucke-1360069).jpg "Christ by Antonio Tempesta")
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Metamorphoseon_sive_transformati_-_(MeisterDrucke-1366160).jpg "The Golden Age by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Torture with Various Methods of Burning by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1364835).jpg "A Horse Trampling a Lion (Fighting Animals) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Theseus and the Minotaur from The Metamorphoses by Antonio Tempesta")
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Dieren_en_fa_-_(MeisterDrucke-1365023).jpg "African Buffalo by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 5: Alexander Directing a Battle, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great, 1608 by Antonio Tempesta")
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Icones_Venantum_Spe_-_(MeisterDrucke-1372939).jpg "Landscape with Boar Hunt by Egbert Jansz.")
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.jpg "Plate 9: The Romans Defeated by the Dutch Troops at Bonna, from The War of the Romans by Antonio Tempesta")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361317).jpg "God Creates the Birds and the Fish by Antonio Tempesta")
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La_vi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1356903).jpg "Conquest of Rome, 1527 (Scenes from the Life of Charles V) by Cornelis Boel")
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Dieren_en_fabelwezens_-_(MeisterDrucke-1407920).jpg "Five Stages of a Frog (Animals and Fabulous Creatures, Nova raccolta de li animali piu curiosi del mondo) by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plate 7: German Envoys Visit Civilis, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians by Antonio Tempesta")
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.jpg "Plan of the City of Rome. Part 4 with the Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the Forum Romanum by Antonio Tempesta")
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