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Tasso Reading Before the Duke of Ferrara

Elie-Honoré Montagny

1815

oil

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Tasso Reading Before the Duke of Ferrara is a 1815 oil by Elie-Honoré Montagny, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Elie-Honoré Montagny
When & what style?: 1815 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

In a richly adorned interior, a figure dressed in 16th-century attire reads aloud while two seated individuals occupy throne-like chairs; attendants stand behind them, and a table in the right background holds sheets of paper alongside an inkwell and quill pens.

Read the full account in the museum source.