241.2 L X 286.2 W , 205.5 L X 250.2 W (ONLY PAINTING)
Brief Description
Angelica-e-Medoro; painting represents two semi nude lovers
Angelica and Medoro carving the names of each other on rock
and tree respectively,before painting.By Matteini (1754-
1834).
Angelica and Medoro are two characters from the 16th-
century
Italian epic Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. Angelica
was an Asian princess at the court of Charlemagne who fell
in
love with the Saracen knight Medoro, and eloped with him to
China.
Detailed Description
Matteini's work "Angelica-E-Medora", a huge canvas shows
Angelica, a coquetish character from Ariosto's drama "Orlando
Furioso" flirting with one of her lovers, Medora.