Defeat of the Ethiopians

1613

Antonio Tempesta

Associated Names
Antonio Tempesta

Artist, Florentine, 1555 - 1630

This is a drawing of a battle scene featuring soldiers on horseback and infantry engaging in combat. The image shows numerous armored figures, primarily on horses, using weapons like spears and shields. They are organized in formations across a vast landscape. In the foreground, mounted soldiers overlook the battlefield, which is filled with men in armor, banners, and dust clouds. The background shows rough, hilly terrain and small buildings to the left. The detailed line work and figures convey a sense of dynamic energy and tumultuous battle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed close to plate mark): 19 x 28.5 cm (7 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 240, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Biblical Battles [B.235-239]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1989

  • Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Cleveland Museum of Art; and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,1989, no. 110, repro.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1989

  • Reed, Sue Welsh and Richard Wallace. Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque. Musuem of Fine Arts, Boston, 1989: no.110.

Wikidata ID

Q65565669

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