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Antonio Tempesta
Arethusa Chased by Alpheuspublished 1606

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper, three figures — two nude women and a nude man — around a billowing cloud mass in an outdoor landscape, with Latin inscription below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, Arethusa Chased by Alpheus, published 1606, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Publisher
Wilhelm Janson
Holland, Amsterdam
Title
Arethusa Chased by Alpheus
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1606
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.48 × 11.75 cm) Image: 4 1/8 × 4 5/8 in. (10.48 × 11.75 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.135
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.