Rinaldo and Armida
1566–1643
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, on brownish paper
Dimensions
12-5/16 x 9-1/4 in. (31.2 x 23.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.66.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Giovanni Baglione (1566–1643), a prominent Roman painter and biographer of artists, captures a dramatic moment from Torquato Tasso's poem *Gerusalemmeata* in this evocative drawing, *Rinaldo and Armida*. The depicts the enchanted knight Rinaldo, ensnared by the sorceress Armida amid lush foliage, a popular Baroque subject blending romance, magic, and sensuality.lione, a rival of Caravaggio and advocate for a more classical style, infuses the composition with emotional intensity, highlighting the interplay between the nude figures. Executed in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heigh...