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Antonio Tempesta
The Wreck of Ceyx's Shippublished 1606

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Engraving of a nude male figure with a lyre on a pedestal facing a stormy sea with a coiled sea creature and sinking ship; Latin caption below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, The Wreck of Ceyx's Ship, 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
Title
The Wreck of Ceyx's Ship
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1606
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm) Image: 5 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (13.02 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.190
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.