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Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon  1745

by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The fourth and final large narrative canvas from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s [url=https://www.artic.edu/collection?q=rinaldo&classification_ids=painting&artist_ids=Giambattista+Tiepolo]decorative suite[/url] takes place as Rinaldo rejoins the crusader army. As a consequence, it stresses the moral element of the story of Rinaldo and Armida. The boat bringing the knight from...
Size: 
182.9 × 188 cm (72 × 74 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago