Vignette, Italian Edition, Canto XXIX, Page 207, from Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.

Author Ludovico Ariosto Italian
1771
Not on view
Rodomonte, with his shield in hand, takes the beard of the monk who was leading Isabelle. She shies away at left. A horse is depicted carrying the remains of Zerbino with a shield, sword, and helmet laid upon the casket.

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  • Title: Vignette, Italian Edition, Canto XXIX, Page 207, from Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.
  • Series/Portfolio: Orlando furioso di Ludovico Ariosto. Birmingham d'a Torchj. di G. Baskerville Per P. Molini Librajo dell. Academia. Reale è G. Molini. MDCCLXXIII.
  • Artist: Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, Paris 1741–1814 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris)
  • Author: Ludovico Ariosto (Italian, Reggio Emilia 1474–1533 Ferrara)
  • Date: 1771
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of six (Bocher)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20.7 × 12.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.542.233
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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