Canto 14, Stanza 45, from "Orlando Furioso"
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Image: 5 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (13.6 × 9.1 cm) Sheet: 9 3/16 × 5 13/16 in. (23.4 × 14.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.500.583(13)
Art Historical Context
Step into the whirlwind world of chivalric romance with *Canto 14, Stanza 45* from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem *Orlando Furioso Created in 1774 this exquisite print brings a pivotal moment from the 16th-century Italian masterpiece to life. Ariosto's tale of knights, love, and madness captivated Europe for centuries, inspiring lavish illustrated editions in the Enlightenment era. Here, designers Giovanni Battista Cipriani andaver Nicolas de Launay with printing by G. Baskerville collaborate to visualize the drama in intricate detail. Crafted through etching and engraving—techniques prized for...
About the Artist
Nicolas de Launay|Ludovico Ariosto|Giovanni Battista Cipriani|G. Baskerville (French|French|French) · 1732 |1739 |1739 –1806 |1792 |1792
French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris|French, Paris, 1739–1792|French, Paris, 1739–1792