DISCOVERART

Antonio Tempesta

Plate 111: Aesacus and Hespeia (Aesacus Eperies mortem dolens ex scopulo se praecipitans abit in mergum), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'

1606
Etching
10 × 11.5 cm (3.9 × 4.5 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Antonio Tempesta

The Fall of PhaetonThe Fall of PhaetonPlate 84: Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea (Lernaei muneris gerulum in Euboicum mare praecipitat Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 84: Hercules Throwing Lichas into the Sea (Lernaei munPlate 68: Hercules and Cerberus (Cerberum domat Hercules), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 68: Hercules and Cerberus (Cerberum domat Hercules), fPlate 21: The Rape of Europa (Iupiter tauri imagine Europam rapit), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 21: The Rape of Europa (Iupiter tauri imagine Europam Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 7: The Flood (Diluvium.), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 64: Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decrepito iuventam restituit Medea), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 64: Medea Restoring Aeson's Youth (Aesoni decrepito iuPlate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (Gigantomachia), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'Plate 6: The Giants Attempting to Storm Olympus (GigantomachHercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberus, two demons appear at left, from the series 'The Labors of Hercules'Hercules and Cerberus: Hercules grasps the collar of Cerberu

More like this

Plate 8: the Baptism of ChristGiuseppe Maria Mitelli|Gioseffo Longhi|Francesco Albani — PlJob rebuked by his wifePietro Monaco|Francesco Maffei — Job rebuked by his wifeBernardino, from Scelta d'Alcuni Miracoli e Grazie della Santissima Nunziata di Firenze (Selection of Some Miracles and Graces that Occurred in the Church of the Annunziata in Florence)Jacques Callot|Antonio Tempesta — Bernardino, from Scelta d'Death of AdonisClaude Mellan — Death of AdonisPlate 20: Juno, standing at left, sends away Psyche, who kneels before her, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"Antonio Salamanca|Master of the Die|Michiel Coxie (I) — PlatPlate 5: Psyche, seated, being taken to a mountain with a musical troupe leading the way, from "The Story of Cupid and Psyche as told by Apuleius"Master of the Die|Antonio Salamanca|Michiel Coxie (I) — PlatCassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 2:Gautier de Coste de La Calprenède|William Hogarth — CassandrBook 2, Fable 17: the man and the Siren (L'Homme et la Sirene)Charles Antoine Coypel|Lamotte-Houdar|Jean de La Fontaine|NiPyramus et Thisbe, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)Stefano della Bella|Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin|Henri Le Achilles Dragging the Body of HectorPietro Testa (Italian, 1612–1650) — Achilles Dragging the BoLes Penitents: St. JéromeJacques Callot (French, 1592–1635) — Les Penitents: St. JérAchilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of TroyPietro Testa|Arnold van Westerhout — Achilles dragging the b