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Antonio Tempesta
Mudarra Takes Leave of His Mother and Sets Out to Find His Father1612

Not on view
Engraving of an allegorical and narrative scene with armored winged figure, robed crowned figure offering a laurel branch, and veiled women near a column, with a crowd of soldiers in the distance; Spanish and Latin text below

Antonio Tempesta, Mudarra Takes Leave of His Mother and Sets Out to Find His Father, 1612, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
Mudarra Takes Leave of His Mother and Sets Out to Find His Father
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 in. (18.42 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.267
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.