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Antonio Tempesta
Cadmus Killing the Serpentpublished 1606

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Engraving of a muscular man in a short belted skirt thrusting a long spear at a winged, coiling dragon at the base of a gnarled tree, with Latin caption below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, Cadmus Killing the Serpent, 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
Cadmus Killing the Serpent
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1606
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (10.8 × 12.07 cm) Image: 4 × 4 5/8 in. (10.16 × 11.75 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.107
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.