This is one of Antonio Tempesta’s (1555-1630) rarest prints, which dates from 1606. The rhino plays a small role in the upper right of the page. One can see some similarities with ‘God creating the Animals’, but with a less crowded composition.
Orpheus Charming the Wild Beasts
Etching, 33,6 x 43,8 cm., early s.XVII
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (California, EE.UU./ CA, USA)
