Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre
Giovanni Lanfranco
1624
Oil on canvas
Galleria Borghese Rome
Notes
English: The scene depicts an episode from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (XII, 23 ff.). The honeymooning king of Damascus, Norandino, and his wife, Lucina, are shipwrecked on an Ogre's island and taken to its cave. When they try to escape, Lucina is discovered.