Angelica saved by Ruggiero 1819 - 1839

"Angelica Saved by Ruggiero" is a Neoclassical painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, completed between 1819 and 1839. This painting depicts a scene from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem *Orlando Furioso*, where Ruggiero, a knight riding a hippogriff, rescues Angelica, who is bound and about to be sacrificed to a sea monster. The scene is characterized by the dramatic contrast between the powerful, winged figure of Ruggiero, and the vulnerable, nude figure of Angelica, emphasizing the theme of chivalrous rescue and the struggle between good and evil. The composition, with its strong diagonals and contrasting light and dark areas, is a hallmark of Ingres’s style.