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Antonio Tempesta
Scylla and Glaucuspublished 1606

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a bearded male triton with a scaled tail extending an open hand toward a seated nude female figure offering herbs, with rocky cliffs and churning sea in the distance; Latin caption below

Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson, Scylla and Glaucus, published 1606, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Antonio Tempesta
Italy, Florence, 1555-1630
Publisher
Wilhelm Janson
Holland, Amsterdam
Title
Scylla and Glaucus
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
published 1606
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm) Image: 4 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (10.48 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.213
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.