Antonio Tempesta, God Creating the Animals

Antonio Tempesta

Italian · 1555–1630 · Painter, Printmaker

Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino, was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp. Much… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Antonio Tempesta, Adorazione dei pastoriAdorazione dei pastoriCapitolium Art · €51,660≈ $54,382≈ £42,650Sign up to see
  2. Antonio Tempesta, Wild Boar Hunt, Brown ink and wash on paper, mounted on laid paperWild Boar HuntLempertz · €4,712≈ $5,264≈ £4,128Sign up to see
  3. Antonio Tempesta, Untitled, Engraving on Laid Paper, 17th C., Illustration for Tasso's Gerusalemme LiberataUntitledDuMouchelles · $90≈ £71≈ €85Sign up to see

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The Israelites Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4:6-15), possibly after plate 24
Brunk Auctions · May 29, 2025
$400Sign up free to see
Antonio Tempesta, Adorazione dei pastori
Adorazione dei pastori
Capitolium Art · Dec 10, 2024
€51,660Sign up free to see
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled, Engraving on Laid Paper, 17th C., Illustration for Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Nov 15, 2024
$90Sign up free to see
Antonio Tempesta, Wild Boar Hunt, Brown ink and wash on paper, mounted on laid paper
Wild Boar Hunt
Lempertz · May 18, 2019
€4,712Sign up free to see
Antonio Tempesta, Alexandri Magni praecipuae res gestae, Complete series of
Alexandri Magni praecipuae res gestae
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026
Antonio Tempesta, Cavalry battle between Christians and Turks, The painting is accompanied by an expertise by Prof. Giancarlo Sestieri. We are grateful to Prof. Gatta for confirming
Cavalry battle between Christians and Turks
Bertolami Fine Art · Mar 5, 2026
Antonio Tempesta, The war of the Romans against the Batavians, 1612, Almost complete series
The war of the Romans against the Batavians, 1612
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025
Antonio Tempesta, Wild boar hunting, Etching
Wild boar hunting
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025
Antonio Tempesta, Alexandri Magni praecipuae res gestae, Lot of three etchings from the series “Alexandri Magni praecipuae res gestae”
Alexandri Magni praecipuae res gestae
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025
Antonio Tempesta, Battle Scene, The painting is accompanied by an expertise by Prof. Antonio Vannugli. The painting has been confirmed as a work
Battle Scene
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 13, 2025
Antonio Tempesta, Scena di battaglia, etching
Scena di battaglia
Bertolami Fine Art · Jul 15, 2025
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024
Antonio Tempesta, Judas Thaddeus, Etching
Judas Thaddeus
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 19, 2024
Antonio Tempesta, Landscape with figures, Etching
Landscape with figures
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 19, 2024
Antonio Tempesta, The meeting on the Broken Bridge from "The War of the Romans against the Batavians", 1611, after Otto van Veen. The last
The meeting on the Broken Bridge from "The War of the Romans against the Batavians", 1611
Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 19, 2024
Antonio Tempesta, Lot of three engravings, a. Antonio Tempesta
Lot of three engravings
Bertolami Fine Art · Feb 20, 2024
Antonio Tempesta, Indigeni cacciano le antilopi, incisione smarginata in cornice dorata del XX secolo
Indigeni cacciano le antilopi
Gliubich Casa d'Aste · Dec 20, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Cavalry battle, Oil on panel
Cavalry battle
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 23, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 15, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Hunting Scenes. 1609
Hunting Scenes. 1609
Pandolfini · May 24, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled, Philipp Galle (Haarlem
Untitled
Pandolfini · May 24, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Le Battaglie Bibliche, 1613
Le Battaglie Bibliche, 1613
Pandolfini · May 24, 2023
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · May 24, 2023
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 21, 2021
Antonio Tempesta, Diverse cacce di animali, 1609, Serie di otto stampe e un frontespizio.
Diverse cacce di animali, 1609
Pananti · Apr 15, 2020
Antonio Tempesta, Giona E La Balena, oil on panel
Giona E La Balena
Pandolfini · Oct 2, 2019
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Pandolfini · Jul 11, 2019
Antonio Tempesta, Diverse cacce di animali, 1609, Serie di otto stampe e un frontespizio.
Diverse cacce di animali, 1609
Pananti · Feb 16, 2019
Antonio Tempesta, Diverse cacce di animali, 1609, Serie di otto stampe e un frontespizio.
Diverse cacce di animali, 1609
Pananti · Sep 14, 2018

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Antonio Tempesta, God Creating the Animals
God Creating the Animalsca. 1590–1630 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Antonio Tempesta, The Death of Camilla
The Death of CamillaEtching; first state of three (Bartsch)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson, …
Antonio Tempesta, Christ crucified between the two thieves, the three maries at the foot of the cross
Christ crucified between the two thieves, the three maries at the foot of the cross1612 · Etching; third state of three (Bartsch)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Antonio Tempesta, Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'1606 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Antonio Tempesta, Plate 132: Jupiter Changing the Cercopians into Monkeys (Cercopes bonorum insidiatores in Simias Iupiter transformat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
Plate 132: Jupiter Changing the Cercopians into Monkeys (Cercopes bonorum insidiatores in Simias Iupiter transformat), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'1606 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Antonio Tempesta, Plate 105: Diane Killing Chione (Chione ob linguae procacitatem a Diana transfigitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
Plate 105: Diane Killing Chione (Chione ob linguae procacitatem a Diana transfigitur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'1606 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Antonio Tempesta, The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Antonio Tempesta, Philip II of Spain on His Throne
Philip II of Spain on His Throne1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R.L. Baumfeld Collection — Open Access (…
Antonio Tempesta, Philip of Spain before Margaret of Austria
Philip of Spain before Margaret of Austria1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R.L. Baumfeld Collection — Open Access (…
Antonio Tempesta, Triumphal Entry of Margaret of Austria
Triumphal Entry of Margaret of Austria1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R.L. Baumfeld Collection — Open Access (…
Antonio Tempesta, Italian Prince before Margaret of Austria
Italian Prince before Margaret of Austria1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R.L. Baumfeld Collection — Open Access (…
Antonio Tempesta, Spanish Duke before Margaret of Austria
Spanish Duke before Margaret of Austria1612 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R.L. Baumfeld Collection — Open Access (…
Antonio Tempesta, Leeuwenjacht
Leeuwenjacht1565 - 1630
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Antonio Tempesta, Musicerend gezelschap in een vertrek met drie vogelkooien
Musicerend gezelschap in een vertrek met drie vogelkooien1565 - 1630
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Antonio Tempesta, Gevechtsscènes (serie 2)
Gevechtsscènes (serie 2)1599
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Antonio Tempesta, De schepping
De schepping1565 - 1630
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Antonio Tempesta, Gathering of the Manna
Gathering of the Manna1600
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Antonio Tempesta, Joseph Explaining His Dream to His Brothers
Joseph Explaining His Dream to His Brothers1600
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled1592
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled1592
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled1592
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections
Antonio Tempesta, Untitled
Untitled1592
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections

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