Rinaldo Abandons Armida

1775

The scene depicted here is the same as in the adjacent etching by Giovanni Domenico, Rinaldo abandoning Armida. Both brothers based themselves on works by their father: Giovanni Domenico on a fresco in the Villa Valmarana in Vicenza, Lorenzo on a painting in the palace in Würzburg. Giovanni Domenico’s etching technique is somewhat looser and bolder than that of his younger brother.