Ruggiero en Bradamante op de hippogrief 1771 - 1772

"Ruggiero en Bradamante op de hippogrief" is a 1771-1772 etching by German artist Louis Wilhelm Chodowiecki. The print depicts the knight Ruggiero, riding a hippogriff, a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a horse, with Bradamante, his love, behind him. The scene is set against a dramatic background of water and rocks. This work, likely based on the 16th-century poem "Orlando Furioso" by Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto, demonstrates Chodowiecki’s mastery of the etching medium, with its detailed rendering of the figures and landscape. This small-scale print, measuring just 110 mm in height and 59 mm in width, exemplifies the intricate details and storytelling capabilities of etching during the 18th century.