'Canto Decimosettimo': the Caliph of Egypt prepares for battle against the Christians and entrusts the command of the army to Emireno.
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1586 - 1590
Materials
ink on paper.
Measurements
183 x 136 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.10.51
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0812-315
Summary
(Folio 28, recto, upper right print) 'Canto Decimosettimo': the Caliph of Egypt prepares for battle against the Christians and entrusts the command of the army to Emireno. The Egyptian Sultan on his trone receiving a general, while other generals and soldiers are standing in the foreground. A military camp scene in the middle ground and a landscape in the background;
Makers and roles
after Bernardo Castello (1557-1629) , painter Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602), engraver (inciser)