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Illustration to Canto II of Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered'
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Illustration to Canto II of Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered'

Antonio Tempesta · 1565 - 1630 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Clorinda in conversation with King Aladin. She orders him to free Sophronia and Olindo, who are about to be burned at the stake. Italian verses by Tasso in two columns in the lower margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIllustratie bij Canto II van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'. 1565 - 1630. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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