Two Women, One Holding an Anchor

Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Artwork: Two Women, One Holding an Anchor
Description: This is a pen and brown ink drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The drawing is preparatory for a fresco by Tiepolo in the Villa Cordellina in Montecchio Maggiore, Italy. The fresco depicts the story of Rinaldo and Armida from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem Gerusalemme liberata. In the fresco, Rinaldo is shown sleeping in the arms of Armida, while two women, one holding an anchor, look on.
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