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The scene depicts an episode from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso. 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. Giovanni Lanfranco (1582 – 1647) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. This work dates from 1624.