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Illustration to Canto IX of Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered'
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Illustration to Canto IX 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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A tangle of fighting soldiers on horseback. Dead horses and soldiers lie on the ground. In the background, the Archangel Michael hovers over Jerusalem and drives away demons. Italian verses by Tasso in two columns in the lower margin.

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