Tancred and Erminia, Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers by MARIO DEI FIORI

MARIO DEI FIORI

(b. 1603, Roma, d. 1673, Roma)

	Tancred and Erminia, Surrounded by a Garland of Flowers - Oil on canvas, 128 x 100 cm Private collection
The subject is taken from Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme Liberata (cantos 6 and 7) and depicts the Princess Erminia of Antic discovering the wounded Accred. While the garland of flowers is typical of Mario's style, the figures have been traditionally attributed to Andrea Vaccaro.