Erminia Finds the Wounded Tancred
around 1630 | Alessandro Turchi, gen. L'Orbetto
The subject is from the 16th century Italian epic poem by Torquato Tasso, “Jerusalem Delivered”. Erminia and Vafrino come to the aid of the hero Tancred who has been wounded in battle. His opponent, Argant, lies dead in the background of the picture. Erminia cuts off her hair using Tancred’s sword in order to bandage Tancred’s wounds. As a representative of the Veronese school Turchi succeeded also in Rome, where he was appointed “Principe” of Accademia di San Luca in 1637.
The subject is from the 16th century Italian epic poem by Torquato Tasso, “Jerusalem Delivered”. Erminia and Vafrino come to the aid of the hero Tancred who has been wounded in battle. His opponent, Argant, lies dead in the background of the picture. Erminia cuts off her hair using Tancred’s sword in order to bandage Tancred’s wounds. As a representative of the Veronese school Turchi succeeded also in Rome, where he was appointed “Principe” of Accademia di San Luca in 1637.
Artist:
Alessandro Turchi, gen. L'Orbetto (1578 Verona - 1649 Rom) DNB
Time:
around 1630
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Veronesisch
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
147 cm × 233,5 cm
Framed (gallery frame): 169 cm × 253,5 cm × 10,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 9712
Provenance
Until 1906 Coll. G. Pöttickh v. Pettenegg, Vienna; Coll. M. Jelusich, Vienna; acquired in 1980;