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Antonio Tempesta
Procne Revealing Itys's Head to Tereuspublished 1606

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper, two robed women approach a crowned, sword-bearing man beside a draped table with a platter; Latin inscription below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, Procne Revealing Itys's Head to Tereus, 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
Procne Revealing Itys's Head to Tereus
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 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.143
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.