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Antonio Tempesta
The Colossus of Rhodespublished 1610

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting the fallen Colossus of Rhodes, with giant broken stone legs on a pedestal surrounded by figures, camels, soldiers, and a cityscape; Latin inscription below

Antonio Tempesta, The Colossus of Rhodes, published 1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
The Colossus of Rhodes
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1610
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (22.23 × 28.58 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (20 × 28.26 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.290
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.