\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 A little-known work from PoussinÆs youth, this painting illustrates an episode from Torquato TassoÆs poem \i Jerusalem Deliv
ered\i0 . Rinaldo, a Christian hero of the Crusades, is about to be killed by the Saracen Armida, but the woman falls in love with the knight and is unable to carry out the fatal act. The picture, with a landscape as the backdrop, shows the influence of