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Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata"


"Gerusalemme Liberata" (Jerusalem Delivered) is an epic poem by Italian poet Torquato Tasso. In its largely fictionalized story evolving around the First Crusade, characters are torn between their heart and their duty.



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Love prevents Armida from stabbing the sleeping Rinaldo From Torquato Tasso's (1544 - 1595) poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida,the Saracen magician falls in love with her former enemy,the crusader Rinaldo.After a cartoon by Simon Vouet,17th. Atelier St.Germain,wool&silk,OA 450.
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Love prevents Armida from stabbing the sleeping Rinaldo From Torquato Tasso's (...

Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Armida, the Sarracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas,133 x 109 cm INV.1235
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Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Armida, the S...

Rinaldo under the spell of Armida.From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida, the Saracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas, 105 x 140 cm Inv. L 164 Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen
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Rinaldo under the spell of Armida.From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata"....

Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armida, the Saracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas, 105 x 140 cm Inv. L 165 Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen.
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Rinaldo leaves Armida. From Torquato Tasso's poem "Gerusalemme Liberata". Armid...

Tancred wounded,tended by Hermione, after the duel with Argante the Saracen. From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata". Canvas,121 x 180,5 cm Inv.308
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Tancred wounded,tended by Hermione, after the duel with Argante the Saracen. Fro...

Herminie et Valfrino soignent les blassures de Tancrede apres le combat avec Argante - Hermione and Valfrino care for the wounded Tancred after the duel with Argante. From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata". Canvas, 69 x 91 cm INV 399
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Herminie et Valfrino soignent les blassures de Tancrede apres le combat avec Ar...

Armida et les compagnons de Renaud - Armida and the companions of Rinaldo, who try to convince him to return to the battle. From "Gerusalemme Liberata" by Torquato Tasso. Canvas,95 x 108 cm R.F.1997-23
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Armida et les compagnons de Renaud - Armida and the companions of Rinaldo, who...

Renaud presentant un miroir a Armide - Rinaldo presents Armida with a mirror, in which he also sees himself besotted with love and lost in a life of pleasure. From "Gerusalemme Liberata" by Torquato Tasso. Canvas,121 x 168 cm INV 798
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Renaud presentant un miroir a Armide - Rinaldo presents Armida with a mirror,...

Carlo allant delivrer Rinaldo. Carlo on his way to rescue Rinaldo from the magician Armida. He is distracted by two naked women. From Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata". Canvas,37,5 x 28,5 cm R.F.1986-65
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Carlo allant delivrer Rinaldo. Carlo on his way to rescue Rinaldo from the magi...

Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Armida, the Sarracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas,82,2 x 109,2 cm
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Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Armida, the S...

Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Instead of killing him with her sword, Armida, the Sarracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas98x147,3 cm
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Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Instead of ki...

Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Instead of killing Rinaldo, Armida, the Sarracene magician, falls in love with her former enemy, the crusader Rinaldo. Canvas98x147,3 cm
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Rinaldo and Armida (from Torquato Tassos "Gerusalemme Liberata"). Instead of ki...