'Canto Quinto': Armida in the presence of Godfrey.
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1586 - 1590
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
191 x 141 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.42
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0812-303
Summary
(Folio 26, recto, upper left print) 'Canto Quinto': Armida in the presence of Godfrey. In the foreground Armida kneeling in front of Godfrey, sitting on his throne on the left; soldiers standing around them. A military camp in the middle ground, and a representation of hell with the devil and the demons in the background;
Makers and roles
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629) , painter Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602), engraver (inciser)