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Illustration to Canto XI of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'
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Illustration to Canto XI of Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'

Antonio Tempesta · 1565 - 1630 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Goffredo sits with a wounded leg before a tent. An angel gives herbs to the healer Eròtimo. In the background, the Christians storm the city walls of Jerusalem. Italian verses by Tasso in two columns in the lower margin.

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

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