Childs Gallery: Ætas Avrea (The Age of Gold) by Antonio Tempesta

Alert Content

Enlarge Image

Artist:	Tempesta, Antonio Italian (1555-1630)	Title:	Ætas Avrea (The Age of Gold)
Date:	1599	Media:	etching and engraving
Dimensions:	8 3/4 X 13 1/8 inches	Signature:	signed in plate
Description:	Bartsch 1329; TIB 1329. State ii/II, with inscription below image. From the series "The Four Ages of the World". Signed in plate lower left: "Anto temp Fiorent fec."; titled in plate lower center: "ÆTAS AVREA"; inscribed in plate lower center: "Postquam regna senex coeli saturnus haberet / Omne malum tenebris alsa segebat humus. / Et secura nouo florebant gaudia mundo / Paxqz coronatis uecta regebat equis. / Non clypeus ensis erat sine uomere tellus / Obuia foecundos pandit amica sinus."; inscribed in plate lower right: "Nicolo Van aelst / formis Romæ 1599". A rich, brilliant, clear early 17th century impression in fine condition. On wove paper with thread margins on all four sides, adhered to a sheet of laid paper. Published in Rome by Nicolo Van Aelst. $6500.00 for the series of four.
Price:	Available on Request

Contact Childs

Name:	Required. Must be at most 80 characters
Email:	Required. Email addresses must contain "@"
Subject:	Required. Must be at most 80 characters
Address:	Must be at most 80 characters
	Must be at most 80 characters
City:	Must be at most 80 characters	State:	Must be at most 2 characters	ZIP:	Must be at most 10 characters
Home:	Must be at most 24 characters		Business:	Must be at most 24 characters
Note to go along with this work: (Optional, no more than 1,000 characters) Must be at most 1,000 characters Send me a copy of this email

Send Cancel

Printed
© 2008 CHILDS GALLERY, LIMITED®. All Rights Reserved

RETURN