Ludovico Ariosto cross-dressed.
Engraver: Charles de Lalaisse (1811-1874 after).
Artist: after Achille Devéria (1800-1857).
Size: 22,7x30,5 cms.
Condition: good.
Instances of gender instability or sexual unruliness can be found in most Reinassence works. Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). In Orlando Furioso (1532), Ludovico Oristo runs the gamut: he creates cross-dressed characters.
Ludovico Ariosto cross-dressed.
Engraver: Charles de Lalaisse (1811-1874 after).
Artist: after Achille Devéria (1800-1857).
Size: 22,7x30,5 cms.
Condition: good.
Instances of gender instability or sexual unruliness can be found in most Reinassence works. Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). In Orlando Furioso (1532), Ludovico Oristo runs the gamut: he creates cross-dressed characters.