Antonio Tempesta Auction Prices and Value Guide

Antonio Tempesta auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 327 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Antonio Tempesta auction prices: quick answer

Antonio Tempesta auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Antonio Tempesta
Source records
327
Market update
2026-02-16

Antonio Tempesta market snapshot

Antonio Tempesta shows solid auction liquidity with 113 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (64.7% · 44 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (26.5% · 18 sales)
  • $10,000+ (8.8% · 6 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$340
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
10
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-29

Artist context

About Antonio Tempesta

Antonio Tempesta (1555–1630), also known as il Tempestino, was a Florentine painter, engraver, etcher, and draftsman whose prolific graphic output bridged Baroque Rome and the artistic culture of Antwerp. Active in Rome for most of his career, Tempesta produced an extensive body of etchings and engravings that depicted battle scenes, hunting parties, classical mythology, and historical subjects. His prints circulated widely across Europe and influenced both Italian and Northern European artists. Tempesta trained in Florence and absorbed late-Mannerist conventions before establishing himself in Rome, where he received commissions for frescoes and decorative cycles in palaces and churches. His work is held in major museum and library print collections worldwide.

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Common works and media

Tempesta's most commonly encountered works at auction are etchings and engravings, particularly series depicting battles, hunts, animals, biblical narratives, and mythological scenes after Ovid. Individual prints, bound series, and sets of varying completeness appear regularly. Painted works, including fresco fragments and oil-on-canvas battle or landscape compositions, are rarer. Drawings in pen, ink, and wash are also known but require careful attribution.

Market and appraisal context

Antonio Tempesta is most frequently encountered at auction as an Old Master printmaker. His etchings and engravings—especially battle scenes, hunting subjects, and series of Old Testament and Ovidian narratives—appear regularly in print sales. Impression quality, plate state, margins, paper condition, and rarity of the specific series are the primary valuation factors. Paintings and fresco studies by Tempesta are less common at auction and typically command higher prices when they carry secure attribution. Collectors should be aware that many workshop and follower works exist, and drawings require specialist authentication.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium: etchings and engravings are the most commonly encountered works at auction
  2. Subject: battle scenes and hunting subjects are characteristic and sought after
  3. Condition: print condition, plate tone, margins, and impressions quality significantly affect value
  4. Attribution: drawings require specialist authentication; many workshop and follower works circulate

Appraisal caveats

  • Prints exist in multiple impressions and states; value depends heavily on impression quality and rarity of the state.
  • The RKD records over 350 image entries, indicating a substantial body of graphic work; not all works carry equal market value.
  • Paintings by Tempesta are far less common at auction than his prints and drawings.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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