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Antonio Tempesta
The Four Ages of the World1599

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a pastoral landscape with nude figures, lions, deer, goats, and serpents, with Latin text below reading 'ÆTAS AVREA'
Engraving depicting a pastoral scene with numerous figures, livestock, and thatched structures in a landscape; figures tend horses, sheep, and other animals in the foreground while groups gather around a fire near a hut at right; distant mountains and trees recede into the background; Latin text inscribed along the bottom border, including the title 'ÆTAS ARGENTEA'; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving depicting a busy rural landscape with numerous figures, livestock including camels, horses, and cattle, farm buildings, and a smoking fire at right; figures labor in the foreground with tools; Latin text and the title 'ÆTAS ÆNEA' appear along the lower margin; fine cross-hatched linework throughout
Engraving depicting a chaotic battle scene across a wide landscape, with soldiers on horseback and foot, fallen figures, burning buildings with billowing smoke in the background, and large trees flanking the foreground; Latin text in four columns along the lower margin.
Publisher
Antonio Tempesta
Publisher
Nicolo Van Aelst
Title
The Four Ages of the World
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1599
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 9 × 13 1/4 in. (22.86 × 33.66 cm) Image (each): 8 3/4 × 13 1/8 in. (22.23 × 33.34 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.285-.288
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.