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Description
The scene is taken from Torquato Tasso's epic poem, La Gerusalemme Liberata published in 1575. Erminia, a pagan princess in love with the crusader, Tancred, disguises herself in armour to follow him. She is chased from the Christian camp and flees to Arcadia where she meets an old shepherd weaving baskets. The reversal of gender roles was a popular theme amongst the playwrights of the period.
Artist
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Dimensions
1490mm x 1780mm
Medium
Oil on canvas.
Acquisition
Purchased 1962.
Accession Number
1962P17
