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Antonio Tempesta
The Creation of the Worldcirca 1600

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Engraving on cream paper depicting a bearded elderly man with a radiant halo floating on clouds above a globe, surrounded by four small cherubs
Engraving of a bearded robed figure reclining on billowing clouds, arms outstretched toward a radiant sun at right and a star-filled night sky with moon at left, above a landscape of trees and mountains with fine cross-hatched linework.
Engraving of a bearded, long-haired male figure seated on billowing clouds above waves, arms outstretched, framed by radiating sunbeams and dark storm clouds, rendered in fine crosshatched lines.
Engraving of a robed, haloed figure standing on clouds with one hand raised, surrounded by birds in flight above and various fish, sea creatures, and wading birds across a coastal landscape with mountains in the background; fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a bearded, robed figure with a radiant halo, standing on clouds with one hand raised, set against a landscape of trees, rocky outcroppings, and mountains; fine cross-hatched linework within an octagonal border.
Black and white engraving of a haloed, bearded robed figure seated among a crowd of animals including horses, sheep, goats, a dog, rabbits, a serpent, and an elephant, with birds in flight above and radiating rays behind the figure's head.
Engraving in octagonal format depicting two robed, haloed male figures gesturing toward reclining nude figures emerging from clouds or ground, set in a landscape with animals and trees, rendered in fine hatched linework.
Engraving of two nude figures in a garden landscape, one kneeling and one standing, surrounded by animals including a leopard, ox, and goat; a robed figure seated on clouds amid radiating light appears in the upper right, with dense cross-hatched shading throughout.
Engraving in an octagonal format depicting two nude figures standing between trees, facing a robed, bearded elder with a halo of radiating rays seated on clouds at right. A lion, bear, and elephant occupy the middle ground; a peacock, fox, and small animals appear in the foreground. Birds in flight and a rocky landscape fill the background.
Engraving in an octagonal format depicting two nude figures beside a large tree with a coiled serpent in its branches, set in a landscape populated by diverse animals including a deer, elephant, ostrich, bear, horse, and large cat, rendered with fine cross-hatched line work.

Antonio Tempesta, God Creating Heaven and Earth, circa 1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
The Creation of the World
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.54-.63
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

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