Franco Tempesta is a highly-acclaimed artist and illustrator from Verona, Italy, known for his realistic depictions of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. He has been in the industry for 20 years and has collaborated with well-known publishers such as National Geographic and the Smithsonian Institute. He is a member of the Italian Association of Illustrators and has a permanent exhibition dedicated to his work at the Museum of Paleontology in Naples. Tempesta’s work has received numerous awards and recognition, including first prize at several international dinosaur scientific illustration competitions.