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Designed c. 1689-1693 CE by Domenico Paradisi on commission by Cardinal Ottoboni, this tapestry depicts Erminia and the Shepherd. It is one of a series of tapestries from Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) portraying a romanticised view of the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE).
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Paradisi, D. (2018, July 26). Erminia and the Shepherd Tapestry. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8990/erminia-and-the-shepherd-tapestry/
Chicago Style
Paradisi, Domenico. "Erminia and the Shepherd Tapestry." World History Encyclopedia, July 26, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8990/erminia-and-the-shepherd-tapestry/.
MLA Style
Paradisi, Domenico. "Erminia and the Shepherd Tapestry." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jul 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8990/erminia-and-the-shepherd-tapestry/.
