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Antonio Tempesta
In the Presence of Almanzor, Gonzalo Gustos Identifies the Severed Heads of His Sons1612

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Engraving on cream paper depicting a turbaned ruler seated cross-legged before a group presenting seven severed heads unrolled from a large cloth, with standing figures and Spanish and Latin text below

Antonio Tempesta, In the Presence of Almanzor, Gonzalo Gustos Identifies the Severed Heads of His Sons, 1612, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
In the Presence of Almanzor, Gonzalo Gustos Identifies the Severed Heads of His Sons
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1612
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (18.42 × 20.96 cm) Image: 7 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (18.42 × 20.64 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.262
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.