Bradamante is a fictional knight heroine in two epic poems of the Renaissance: Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto. Since the poems exerted a wide influence on later culture, she became a recurring character in Western art.
Bradamante valorosa (1597) by Antonio Tempesta
Bradamante at Merlin's Tomb by Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard
Bradamante and Fiordispina (1632–1635) by Guido Reni
Orlando Innamorato is an epic poem written by the Italian Renaissance author Matteo Maria Boiardo. The poem is a romance concerning the heroic knight Orlando (Roland). It was published between 1483 and 1495.
1655 edition by Giovanni Battista Brigna, Venice.
An illustration from the book