Erminia and the Sleeping Tancred

Artist: Guercino
Artwork: Erminia and the Sleeping Tancred
Description: This is a preparatory drawing by Guercino for his altarpiece in the church of the Padri Teatini in Modena. The subject is taken from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem “Gerusalemme liberata”. It shows the moment when Erminia, a Saracen princess, finds the wounded Tancred, a Christian knight, sleeping in the forest.
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