Giambattista Tiepolo. Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon. 1742–1745. Italy. Oil on canvas The fourth and final large narrative canvas from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s decorative suite takes place as Rinaldo rejoins the crusader army. As a consequence, it stresses the moral element of the story of Rinaldo and Armida. The boat bringing the knight from Armida’s island seems to have just deposited him and his companions, Carlo and Ubaldo, on the coast of Palestine. Here the magician of Ascalon uses Rinaldo’s shield to conjure up the heroic deeds of his ancestors, urging him to live up to their examp
Giambattista Tiepolo. Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon. 1742–1745. Italy. Oil on canvas The fourth and final large narrative canvas from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s decorative suite takes place as Rinaldo rejoins the crusader army. As a consequence, it stresses the moral element of the story of Rinaldo and Armida. The boat bringing the knight from Armida’s island seems to have just deposited him and his companions, Carlo and Ubaldo, on the coast of Palestine. Here the magician of Ascalon uses Rinaldo’s shield to conjure up the heroic deeds of his ancestors, urging him to live up to their examples. Rinaldo appears more confident and mature than he does in the earlier canvases in the sequence, perhaps to serve as an example to the young member of the Cornaro family for whom the salon was splendidly redecorated.
Size: 2879px × 3000px
Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
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