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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.

Antonio Tempesta, Nicolo Van Aelst, The Age of Gold, 1599, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.