The Crusaders marched quickly down the Mediterranean coast, then turned inland to the Holy City, which they put under siege.
Crusade
From Pope Urban the Second’s sermon in central France, to the departure from Antioch, an account of this extraordinary war in paintings and engravings.
For over 300 years, the most popular literary source for narrative paintings. This new series will cover the background and tell its story in great paintings.
Poussin was by no means the only artist to paint the narrative of Rinaldo and Armida. Here are many more.
The story behind Poussin’s painting explained, and its narrative techniques revealed.
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