Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
INV-1649
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)c. 1742–45
Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770) →Baroque18th Centuryoil on canvaspaint
Date
c. 1742–45
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
186.7 × 259.4 cm (73 1/2 × 102 1/8 in.); Framed: 195 × 270.5 × 9.5 cm (76 3/4 × 106 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of James Deering
The third scene from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s four-part suite of decorations, this painting shows the emotional climax of the story. The knight Rinaldo has been persuaded by his companions, Carlo and Ubaldo, to renounce the love of the sorceress Armida. Bareheaded and pensive, Rinaldo has taken up his shield again and appears to hesitate as the older knights gesture toward the boat that will carry them back to the crusader army and Armida implores him to stay.
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