Amadigi Rescuing Oriana
by SPIERING, François, Wool and silk, 430 x 266 cm
Amadigi di Gaula (Amadis of Gaul) is a chivalric romance of mysterious origin, highly successful in Europe in the 15th-16th centuries. The protagonists are Amadigi and his lover, the princess Oriana. The cartoon for the tapestry was made by Karel van Mander the Elder.