Angelica encountering the wounded Medoro
1646
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
1646
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Angelica encountering the wounded Medoro is a 1646 oil by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, depicting Aeneas, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a scene of a woman in an orange dress tending to a wounded man, who is lying on the ground. The woman is kneeling beside him, and another man is lying on the ground to the left. In the background, there are trees and a cloudy sky. The painting is done in oil paint, and the colors are muted. The woman's dress is the brightest part of the painting, and it stands out against the more subdued colors of the background. The painting appears to be a scene from a story or myth, and the woman's actions suggest that she is trying to help the wounded man. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Giovanni Francesco Romanelli.
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo, 1610 – Viterbo, 9 November 1662) was a major Italian painter of the Baroque period, celebrated for his use of bright, vivid colors and also for his clarity of detail.
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