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Antonio Tempesta
The Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurspublished 1606

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a chaotic battle between centaurs and men, with dense hatched lines, figures grappling across a banquet table, and a Latin inscription below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, The Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs, 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
The Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs
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 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.199
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.