Plate 148: Aesculapius Speaking to the Romans (Epidauro a Romanis AEsculapius ad urbis luem discutiendam sollicitatur), from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Antonio Tempesta
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1606
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 in. × 4 1/2 in. (10.1 × 11.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951
Tags: Men|Snakes