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Erminia and the Shepherd
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
1619 · oil on canvas
Dimensions 149 × 178 cm
Collection: BMAG collection
The scene is taken from Torquato Tasso's epic poem, La Gerusalemme Liberata published in 1575. Erminia, a pagan princess in love with the crusader, Tancred, disguises herself in armour to follow him....
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