An Aubusson tapestry depicting Sophronia and Olindo Rescued by Clorinda, from Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered in the style of Isaac Moillon, 17th century

No lining, with loops. Good colors, some muted, of the whole palette. Restorations throughout the whole weaving particularly throughout light colored silk areas. Some splits. Some minor open warps. Small losses. Large rewoven patch on upper right side above plume of smoke, through tree branch, and border above. Border rewoven in some small areas and completely starting approximately 30 inches from bottom on lower left side border and the entire lower border up to approximately 43 inches into upper right side border, all well done. Selvage replaced in several areas as well as inner guard. Nicely drawn. Good quality. Ready to hang.
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The subject of this weaving is an episode from the late 16th century Italian epic poem by Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered, a fictive account of the First Crusade. In this scene, Sophronia and her suitor Olindo are bound to a stake at the far right to be burned to death, having falsely confessed to a theft from a mosque in an attempt to sacrifice themselves and save their Christian breathren from the wrath of the Muslim king, Aladdin. Clorinda, a Muslim warrior and daughter of the King of Ethiopia, arrives just as the flame is to be lit and intervenes on their behalf, pledging her military assistance in exchange for the couple's lives.
Tasso's poem inspired the production of a number of tapestry series including a set designed by Simon Vouet woven at the Paris workshop of Raphaël de la Planche in 1633.