Angelica and Medoro, Jacques Blanchard, possibly early 1630s
Angelica and Medoro, possibly early 1630s, Oil on canvas, With added strip at top 47 7/8 x 69 1/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Jacques Blanchard (French, 1600–1638), The canvas illustrates a passage from Ludovico Ariosto's (1474–1533) epic poem Orlando Furioso (XIX:36), in which the two lovers engrave their names in the bark of a tree. Because the surface is worn, the letters are no longer visible
Size: 5377px × 3699px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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