Manchester Art Gallery

Rinaldo and Armida



Rinaldo and Armida

Summary

Figure group in a landscape setting. A young man in armour is lying at the centre of the group with his head on the breast of a young woman to the right. She is looking down at the young man and has her left arm across his chest. The pair are surrounded by cherubs. There is a nude woman emerging from a pool of water at the left foreground. A shield and helmet lie on the ground to the right foreground.There is a chariot in the sky to the upper centre right and below that are more cherubs. One of these holds a bow and arrow, aimed at the figures below.


Object Name

Rinaldo and Armida

Date Created

about 1740

Dimensions

support: 45.6cm x 57.6cm

accession number

1966.703

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Support

paper

Medium

engraving


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