Bradamante
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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 influe
Bradamante valorosa (1597) by Antonio Tempesta
Bradamante at Merlin's Tomb by Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard
Bradamante and Fiordispina (1632–1635) by Guido Reni
Renaud de Montauban
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Renaud de Montauban was a legendary hero and knight who appeared in a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste known as The Four Sons of Aymon. The four sons of Duke Aymon are Renaud, Richard, Alard a
Bradamante
…later culture, she became a recurring character in Western art. Bradamante, a female Christian knight in the service of Charlemagne, is the sister of Rinaldo and the daughter of Amon, duke of Dordognes. She falls in love with a Saracen warrior named Ruggiero but refuses to marry unless he converts from Islam…
Illustration by Gustav Dore to Orlando Furioso: Rinaldo and his men see a knight and lady approach
The horse Bayard carrying the four sons of Aymon, miniature in a manuscript from the 14th century.
Maugis on his horse Bayard, fighting against the Infidels, in Renaud de Montauban. Loyset Liédet, Bruges, 1462-1470
Vivien, as a Saracen emir, sends the black wizard Noiron to fight Maugis in the siege of Aigremont. Renaud de Montauban. Loyset Liédet, Bruges, 1462-1470