Bidspirit auction | AN ETCHING BY ANTONIO TEMPESTA,

AN ETCHING BY ANTONIO TEMPESTA, ITALY, 16TH CEN. - The etching depicts an important meeting of Carolus Augustus (Charle the Great/Charlemagne) with Pope Leo III in order to be crowned as the Roman Emperor (800). The artist stresses the magnificence of the Pope's clothes, his jammed scarf, and his gold vestment.Antonio Tempesta, (Firenze 1555 - Rome 1630).Ca. 1613. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 16 3/4 in., (32 x 42.5 cm.) Condition: Very good, no tears or foxing.