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Antonio Tempesta
The Creation of the Worldpublished 1606

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Engraving on cream paper of a crowned, bearded figure standing on clouds with arms outstretched over swirling waters, fish, and a wading bird, with two radiant celestial bodies in the sky above

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, The Creation of the World, published 1606, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Italy, Florence, 1555-1630
Publisher
Wilhelm Janson
Holland, Amsterdam
Title
The Creation of the World
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1606
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm) Image: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.48 × 11.75 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.85
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

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