# Orlando Rescues Angelica from a Monster

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## Artwork

- Artist: [TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/tiepolo-giovanni-battista-r26181c3d601c68>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Fresco

## Commentary

Ruggero, astride a hippogriff, swoops down from the sky to pierce the horrible sea monster that is about to hurl itself upon Angelica with his lance. But the dramatic event is upstaged by the sensual beauty of the young, naked woman chained to a rock at the edge of the sea.

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## Attribution

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