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Antonio Tempesta
The Pyramids in Egyptpublished 1610

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, with workers, camels, oxen, and wooden machinery spread across a busy plain; Latin inscription along the bottom

Antonio Tempesta, The Pyramids in Egypt, published 1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Title
The Pyramids in Egypt
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1610
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (22.23 × 28.58 cm) Image: 8 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (21.91 × 28.26 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.295
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.