The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633, Oil on canvas, 46 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (118.1 x 102.2 cm), Paintings, Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome), This canvas probably belonged to the antiquary and collector Cassiano dal Pozzo. It illustrates an episode from Torquato Tasso’s (1544–1595) heroic crusader poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580), in which the Christian knights Carlo and Ubaldo confront a dragon in their attempt to rescue Rinaldo from a pagan sorceress
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Companions, Rinaldo, ca, 1633, Oil, canvas, 46 1/2 x 40 1/4, 118.1 102.2 cm, Paintings, Nicolas Poussin, French, Les Andelys, 1594–1665, Rome, antiquary, collector Cassiano, dal, Pozzo, illustrates, episode, Torquato Tasso, 1544–1595, heroic crusader, poem, Jerusalem, Delivered, 1580, Christian knights, Carlo, Ubaldo confront, dragon, attempt, rescue Rinaldo, pagan sorceress
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