Rinaldo and Armida - Large Art Prints Frame:Wrapped and you may see a

and you may see a herd full of cattle

This picture is a study for a slightly larger work which Van Gogh named Romans parisiens (Parisian novels)

The turmoil of many who face life-threatening situations is reflected in these angry waves and sky

and although the wriggly little creatures are struggling to get away from the menacing sway of a pair of breasts

Rinaldo and Armida - Large Art Prints Frame:Wrapped and you may see aThe subject is from Torquato Tasso's epic poem, Gerusalemme Liberata, first published in 1581, which tells of the liberation of Jerusalem during the first Crusade. Rinaldo, the Christian hero, has been lulled to sleep by the magic powers of Armida, the Saracen heroine. Just as she is about to kill him, she is overwhelmed by his beauty, and love (in this case personified in the form of Cupid) stays her hand.