Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden (c. 1742–45): Artwork and History

Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden (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:

In this second of the four large paintings from Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s sequence illustrating the story of the crusader Rinaldo and the sorceress Armida, Armida has abducted Rinaldo and carried him away to her magical garden. She looks into a magic mirror while the knight sits enthralled, gazing into her eyes, his sword and shield cast aside. Meanwhile, Rinaldo’s two companions, Carlo and Ubaldo, appear at the garden gate to persuade him to return to their quest to seize control of Jerusalem.

Object facts

• Title: Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden
• 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: 194.3 × 270.5 × 7.9 cm (76 1/2 × 106 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
• Type: Painting
• Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
• Reference number: 1925.699

Collection credit

Bequest of James Deering

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