1613
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Defeat of the Amalikits by the Hebrews is a 1613 ink by Antonio Tempesta, a Baroque work, depicting Battle, held at National Gallery of Art.
Look for a man in armor on a rearing horse. He thrusts a spear at a smaller figure in strange robes. Tempesta made this image in 1613. He used etching—scratching lines into metal, then inking the plate to print the scene. See how the lines bunch near the horse’s legs. It gives the horse a nervous charge. Find the same bold style in prints by Tempesta, Antonio.
Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp.
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