LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Antonio Tempesta
Civilis Floods the Land by Means of Dikes in Defensepublshed 1612

Not on view
Engraving of a large battle scene with hundreds of soldiers on foot and horseback, a rearing horse at lower left, and a hilltop fortress in the distance; bilingual caption text below

Antonio Tempesta, Civilis Floods the Land by Means of Dikes in Defense, publshed 1612, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
Civilis Floods the Land by Means of Dikes in Defense
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
publshed 1612
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (16.51 × 20.96 cm) Image (recto): 6 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (16.19 × 20.64 cm) Image (verso): 6 3/8 × 8 in. (16.19 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.46
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.