Honden before 1650

"Honden" (Dogs) is a 17th-century etching by Italian artist Antonio Tempesta. It depicts two scenes: one with a group of six dogs, and another with two dogs, likely hunting breeds, facing each other. This etching exemplifies Tempesta's masterful skill in rendering animal anatomy and movement with intricate detail and careful shading. It was created using the etching technique, where an acid-resistant ground is applied to a metal plate, then scratched away to create lines. The resulting print, like this one housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a testament to Tempesta's influence on 17th-century printmaking.