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Antonio Tempesta
The Walls of Babylonpublished 1610

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a crowded riverbank scene with soldiers, horses, boats, and a towering ancient city, with a two-line Latin inscription below
Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
The Walls of Babylon
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1610
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (22.23 × 28.89 cm) Image: 8 × 11 1/8 in. (20.32 × 28.26 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.292
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.