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Antonio Tempesta
The Age of Iron1599

Not on view
Engraving of a large-scale battle scene with soldiers on horseback and on foot, burning buildings, smoke-filled sky, and a six-column Latin inscription along the bottom edge

Antonio Tempesta, Nicolo Van Aelst, The Age of Iron, 1599, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Artist or Maker
Nicolo Van Aelst
Title
The Age of Iron
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1599
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 13 1/4 in. (22.54 × 33.66 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 13 1/8 in. (22.23 × 33.34 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.288
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.