SPIERING, François
(b. ca. 1549, Antwerpen, d. 1631, Delft)

Amadigi Rescuing Oriana

1602
Wool and silk, 430 x 266 cm
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

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.