Separation of Armida and Reinaldo
Artist: David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610-1690)
Date: c. 1628-1630
Medium: Oil on copper plate
Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Description
Scene depicting Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, Canto XVI.
Reinaldo, aware of Armida 's intrigues, leaves the island and returns to the Frankish camp with Ubaldo and Danes. Armida weeps inconsolably, and Reinaldo watches her, unmoved but disturbed.














