# Amadigi Rescuing Oriana

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SPIERING, François](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Wool and silk, 430 x 266 cm

## Commentary

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.

## Related artworks

- [Amadigi Rescuing Oriana \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/amadigi-rescuing-oriana-detail-rfa68a48487dfc1>)
- [Caparison](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/caparison-r4820cf628d51b7>)
- [Cephalus and Procris \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/cephalus-and-procris-detail-r41a546c6a7b9f2>)
- [Cephalus and Procris](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/cephalus-and-procris-r51fd52a30c5f5b>)
- [Jupiter and Callisto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/jupiter-and-callisto-r61525e3c0cb3c5>)
- [Niobe&#39;s Pride](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/niobes-pride-r08dbf14a6b7a09>)
- [Scenes from the Amadigi di Gaula \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/scenes-from-the-amadigi-di-gaula-detail-raef9cfe46a8aa3>)
- [Scenes from the Amadigi di Gaula](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/scenes-from-the-amadigi-di-gaula-r611e81d3a5340e>)
- [The Liberation of Oriane](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/the-liberation-of-oriane-rae343771f6630e>)
- [The Meeting between David and Abigail](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/the-meeting-between-david-and-abigail-rc0146bcabc7145>)
- [Urgande Handing over the Lance to Amadis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/urgande-handing-over-the-lance-to-amadis-r508274ad4e26be>)
- [Valois Tapestries: Festival on the Water](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spiering-franois-re73d2cf6a38e2b/valois-tapestries-festival-on-the-water-r99f92f49503ebe>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)