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
Orlando Furioso
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Orlando furioso is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its compl
Bradamante
…occasionally spelled Bradamant) 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, a female…
Orlando Furioso title page, Valgrisi Edition, 1558
Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Gustave Doré
Title page of the third edition of John Harington's translation of Orlando Furioso, 1634. The first edition was 1591.
Page from 1565 edition of Orlando Furioso by Francesco Franceschi