Iosephat gives thanks to the Lord for his victory
| Reference: | S7724 |
| Author | Antonio TEMPESTA |
| Year: | 1613 |
| Measures: | 208 x 285 mm |
€375.00
| Reference: | S7724 |
| Author | Antonio TEMPESTA |
| Year: | 1613 |
| Measures: | 208 x 285 mm |
€375.00
Description
Etching, circa 1613, from the series "Sacra Bella Sanctae Veterum Bibliorum Historiae".
Magnificent proof, with very good contrast and rich tonalities, printed on contemporary laid paper, margins extending beyond the platemark, in excellent conditions.
Parte of the series of 25 prints numbered 1 to 24 plus frontispiece, depicting scenes from the Old Testament.
The title page, is dated and lettered within image with publication detail: "Nicolaus Van Aelst Formis" and "Romae superiorum permissum" and with Latin dedication to Cosimo II and production detail beginning "Serenissimo principi Cosmo II magno hetruriae duci Antonius Tempesta felicitatem".
Literature
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Bartsch XVII.129.257.
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Antonio TEMPESTA (Firenze 1555 – Roma 1630)
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Italian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Enrolled at the Accademia del Disegno in Florence on 8 December 1576, he was a pupil of Santi di Tito, then of Joannes Stradanus, with whom he worked under Giorgio Vasari on the interior decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. He then went to Rome, where he again had links with artists from the Netherlands. He and Matthijs Bril were commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII to paint the Transfer of the Relics of St Gregory of Nazianzus (1572) and other religious scenes in the loggias on the third floor of the Vatican Palace. In Tempesta’s frescoes in the Palazzina Gambara at the Villa Lante in Bagnaia (1578–9), the hunting and fishing scenes, sweeping landscapes and urban backdrops again reveal the influence of Netherlandish art. From 1579 to 1583 Tempesta participated in the decoration of the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, notably of the Scala Regia. He is also known to have collaborated on the frescoes in the Villa d’Este at Tivoli.
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Literature
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Bartsch XVII.129.257.
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Antonio TEMPESTA (Firenze 1555 – Roma 1630)
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Italian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Enrolled at the Accademia del Disegno in Florence on 8 December 1576, he was a pupil of Santi di Tito, then of Joannes Stradanus, with whom he worked under Giorgio Vasari on the interior decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. He then went to Rome, where he again had links with artists from the Netherlands. He and Matthijs Bril were commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII to paint the Transfer of the Relics of St Gregory of Nazianzus (1572) and other religious scenes in the loggias on the third floor of the Vatican Palace. In Tempesta’s frescoes in the Palazzina Gambara at the Villa Lante in Bagnaia (1578–9), the hunting and fishing scenes, sweeping landscapes and urban backdrops again reveal the influence of Netherlandish art. From 1579 to 1583 Tempesta participated in the decoration of the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, notably of the Scala Regia. He is also known to have collaborated on the frescoes in the Villa d’Este at Tivoli.
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