Rinaldo and Armida

Art Institute of Chicago

Rinaldo and Armida

Donato Creti

Date
c. 1693
Medium
Pen and brown ink, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Culture
Italy
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

This delightful sheet depicts the story of Rinaldo and Armida as told in the 14th canto of Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata. Armida is shown holding the dagger at the moment when the sweetness of Rinaldo's face arrests her in her murderous scheme and seduces her to become his lover.

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Object type
AAT300033973

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