Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
Il mago d’Ascalona con lo scudo magico ai piedi (The Wizard of Ascalona with the Magic Shield under his Feet)
c.1740–1746
Oil on canvas, 159.1 × 53.3 cm
National Gallery, London
This is one of four paintings that once decorated a room in the Palazzo Cornaro on the Campo San Polo, Venice. The figures are inspired by Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered.
The other paintings in the series:
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
Adrasto assiso ai piedi d’Armida
c.1740–1746
National Gallery, London
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
La vergogna di Rinaldo
c.1740–1746
National Gallery, London
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
Tisaferno e Vafrino
c.1740–1746
National Gallery, London
See also:
• Tasso, Torquato (1544-1595)