Portret van Antonio Tempesta - Public domain portrait engraving

Antonio Tempesta (1555 – 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art connects Baroque Rome and the Flemish culture of Antwerp was born in Florence. He enrolled in the Florentine Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in 1576. He was a pupil of Santi di Tito, then of the Flemish painter Joannes Stradanus. He was part of the large team of artists working under Giorgio Vasari on the interior decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. He painted a series of turbulent and crowded battle scenes for the Medici. He also completed a series of engravings on outdoor courtly hunting scenes. When in Rome, he associated with artists from the Habsburg Netherlands. Tempesta is now best known as a printmaker in etching and engraving. He also drew many designs for tapestries.

Ottavio Leoni (1578-1630) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, best known for his portraits. He was born in Rome and trained in the workshop of the Flemish painter Paul Brill. Leoni's early work was influenced by the style of Caravaggio, but he later developed his own distinctive approach to portraiture. Leoni became renowned for his ability to capture the likeness and character of his sitters. He painted portraits of many notable figures of his time, including members of the papal court, aristocrats and scholars. His portraits are characterised by meticulous attention to detail, lifelike rendering and psychological insight. In addition to painting, Ottavio Leoni was also a talented printmaker.