Illustratie bij Canto XIX van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata' 1565 - 1630

"Illustratie bij Canto XIX van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata'" is an etching by Antonio Tempesta, created between 1565 and 1630. It depicts a scene from Torquato Tasso’s epic poem *Gerusalemme Liberata*, the liberation of Jerusalem by the crusaders, a popular subject in 16th-century Italian art. The etching shows a battle scene, with soldiers fighting in the foreground and a burning city in the background. The image is surrounded by a decorative frame with mythological creatures. This work, which is now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, exemplifies the genre of illustrative etching popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.