School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Antonio Tempesta

Born: 1555, Italy, Florence   Died: 1630, Rome

Painter and engraver. Studied in Florence under Santi di Tito but thereafter worked mainly in Rome where he painted frescoes in the Vatican. Influenced by Netherlandish art, he produced numerous hunt and battle scenes and made over 1000 prints between 1589 and 1627 many of which were bible illustrations

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Lion Hunt PR65 Prints

Markham's Revenge PL4621 Prints1860s




 
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