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Antonio Tempesta
Ruy Velazquez Promises Doña Lambra that He Will Avenge the Death of the Villager1612

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper, two narrative scenes: a group confrontation with armed and robed figures outdoors at left, and a veiled woman seated at a lectern under a canopy at right, with Spanish and Latin text below.

Antonio Tempesta, Ruy Velazquez Promises Doña Lambra that He Will Avenge the Death of the Villager, 1612, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
Ruy Velazquez Promises Doña Lambra that He Will Avenge the Death of the Villager
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1612
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. (18.73 × 20.64 cm) Image: 7 1/4 × 8 1/8 in. (18.42 × 20.64 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.245
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.