'Canto Settimo': Erminia and the shepherd.
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1586 - 1590
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
190 x 141 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.43
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0812-305
Summary
(Folio 26, recto, upper right print) 'Canto Settimo': Erminia and the shepherd. In the foreground Erminia greets the shepherd, sitting on the right, near the river Joedan; while in the middle ground her lover Tancred battles Rambaldo, a knight of the enchantress Armida. In the background soldiers and a fortificated town;
Makers and roles
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629) , painter Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602), engraver (inciser)