Letteratura e immagini : le prime illustrazioni del Furioso

Deals with the illustrations that accompanied the text of Ludovico Ariosto's 16th-century epic poem the "Orlando Furioso" ("Frenzy of Orlando," 1530). Examines illustrations from both the original text and from subsequent deluxe editions published in 1542 and 1566. Compares the figurative cycles of the 1530 text published by Niccolò Zoppino to the 1566 version of Vincenzo Valgrisi, noting the recognition of the illustrations in the latter work as Mannerist masterpieces.