Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582)
after Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, died 1601)
Angelica and Medoro
INV-2131
Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520-1582)
after Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, died 1601)c. 1570
engravingprint
Date
c. 1570
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
29.9 × 20.9 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Bernard F. Rogers, Sr. Collection
It is thought that this may be the first depiction of an episode from Ariosto's poem Orlando Furioso in which Orlando's madness is precipitated when his beloved, the Princess Angelica of Cathay, falls in love with the page Medoro. The immensely popular poem, first published in 1532, existed in over one hundred Italian editions by the end of that century.