Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo (c. 1742–45): Artwork and History

Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo (c. 1742–45) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
• Date: c. 1742–45
• Artist attribution: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
• Place of origin: Italy
• 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.)
• Type: Painting
• Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
• Reference number: 1925.701

Collection credit

Bequest of James Deering

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