Rinaldo and Armida, 1828

ArtistCarl Ferdinand Sohn, Berlin 1805–1867 Köln

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame172 × 171 cm

Dimensions with frame208 × 206 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThis picture, which brought Carl Ferdinand Sohn early success at the Berliner Kunstausstellung (Berlin Art Exhibition), strengthened the reputation of Düsseldorf painting. For his first large work, Sohn chose a moment from Torquato Tasso’s sixteenth-century epic “Jerusalem Delivered”, which was popular at the time. The witch Armida wants to kill the Christian crusader Rinaldo in order to prevent the conquest of Jerusalem. However, she falls in love with him and abducts him into her enchanted forest. Sohn captured the devoted gaze of the literally spellbound Rinaldo.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance1828 Prinz Friedrich von Preußen angekauft vom Künstler; o.D. Prinz Georg von Preußen; 1896 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf erworben durch Schenkung von Prinz Georg von Preußen; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 2131

Contact

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