Princess Erminia of Antioch abandons her armour at the house of a basket-weaving shepherd. Etching by H.T.J. Bislinger, 1781, after P. Berrettini da Cortona.

  • Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.
Date:
[1781]
Reference:
2803407i
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Nouvelle collection d'estampes contenant cinquante pièces en eau forte
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Description

An episode in La Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso. A half-finished basket is shown in the lower right corner

Publication/Creation

[Düsseldorf] : [Bislinger], [1781]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 26.2 x 38.3 cm

Lettering

Ermina quittant ses armes chez le pasteur, par Pierre de Cortone.

References note

R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 501, no. 79 (" ... Düsseldorfer Handzeichnungswerk 46")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2803407i

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