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Antonio Tempesta
Hunting Scenes V16th century

Not on view
Engraving of a chaotic ostrich hunt with mounted armored horsemen, hunting dogs, and archers on cream paper, with dense crosshatched linework
Engraving depicting a large hunt scene; in the foreground, a robed figure draws a bow while mounted and standing figures surround fallen animals and hounds; horses, dogs, and hunters fill the middle ground, with a wooded landscape and distant figures on horseback in the background; Latin text inscription along the bottom margin.
Engraving of a lion hunt scene; mounted hunters with raised spears on rearing horses surround a fallen lion in the foreground, with additional horsemen and figures in a rocky, palm-filled landscape background; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting a hunting scene with numerous figures on horseback and on foot across an open landscape; in the foreground, a mounted figure in feathered hat gestures toward a handler releasing hounds onto a boar, with mountains and trees receding into the background.
Engraving of a boar hunt scene; a mounted rider with a spear attacks a large wild boar in the foreground, surrounded by hounds, while additional hunters on horseback and on foot pursue game across a wooded landscape in the middle ground. Fine crosshatched linework with monogram 'T.E.F.' in lower right corner.
Engraving of a large hunt scene in a wooded landscape; mounted riders on horseback direct hounds and huntsmen pursuing deer and boar, with netting strung between trees at left and fallen game in the foreground; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a chaotic hunting scene with mounted and standing figures in 16th-century dress pursuing a bull with spears and hounds, set against a mountainous landscape; fine crosshatched linework throughout.

Antonio Tempesta, Ostrich Hunt, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
Hunting Scenes V
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 8 × 11 1/8 in. (20.32 × 28.26 cm) Image (each): 7 1/2 × 11 in. (19.05 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.1-.7
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.