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Jerusalem Delivered: 14 Heroes and Heroines

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Tasso’s narrative is as complex and interwoven as these six leading characters, from the pious Godfrey to the scheming sorceress Armida.

December 17, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 13 Summary and highlights

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Twenty cantos summarised with the very best of their paintings by Delacroix, Teniers the Younger, Domenico Tintoretto, Poussin, Tiepolo, and others.

December 10, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 12 Rinaldo saves Armida, and Jerusalem is delivered

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The last challenge to the delivery of Jerusalem is the attack of the massed army of the Egyptians. It brings Armida’s reconciliation with Rinaldo, and more fine paintings.

December 4, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 11 Erminia saves Tancred

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With an army from Egypt on its way, the crusaders have no time to lose. Rinaldo removes the spells preventing them from cutting timber, and they are soon assaulting the city of Jerusalem.

November 27, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 10 Rinaldo rescued

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Rinaldo recovers his senses, and feels ashamed. He rushes off to rejoin the crusaders, but Armida pleads with him to stay. When he refuses, she seeks vengeance.

November 20, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 9 In Armida’s Garden

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The rescue of Rinaldo gets under way. Meanwhile he is making love with Armida in the perpetual spring of her garden. Superb paintings from Poussin, Tiepolo, Kauffman, Stillman, and others.

November 14, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 8 Armida abducts Rinaldo

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Godfrey’s siege is stalled due to a bewitched wood, then the temperatures rise and streams dry up. The pressure is on him, so they try to find the missing Rinaldo. Superb paintings from Poussin and others.

November 7, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 7 Tancred and Rinaldo lost, and Clorinda killed

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Armida has succeeded in causing havoc among the crusaders. As one disaster succeeds another, and with both Tancred and Rinaldo missing, Godfrey is forced to attack Jerusalem.

October 30, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 6 Erminia and the Shepherds

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The seductive sorceress Armida is quietly wreaking havoc among the crusaders besieging Jerusalem. Then Erminia leaves the city, in search of her love, the wounded warrior Tancred.

October 24, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Jerusalem Delivered: 5 Clorinda fights Tancred, and Armida meets Godfrey

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In the first skirmish outside Jerusalem, Tancred meets the beautiful Clorinda and almost kills her before declaring his love. Armida tries to beguile Godfrey with a tale of woe.

October 19, 2018 General, Life, Painting

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