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Sep162015

Arnold Böcklin: A Romantic Tale

DateWednesday, September 16, 2015 at 8:00AM

Arnold Böcklin - Roger and Angelica - 1871-74 - Tempera on panel, 44 x 36 cm - Nationalgalerie, Berlin (click photo for larger image)Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901) was one of the major Swiss painters of the 19th century. He exerted a great influence on the German-speaking countries through the expression of a heightened Romanticism and poeticism. Angelica is the daughter of a king of Cathay in Orlando Furioso, a romantic epic poem about the conflict between Christians and Saracens at the time of Charlemagne, written by the Italian poet Ariosto (1474-1533). Angelica was loved by several knights, Christian and pagan, among them the Christian hero Orlando (Roland). He was maddened (furioso) with grief and jealousy because she became the lover of, and eventually married, the Moor Modero. Roger (Ruggiero) freeing Angelica is a theme very like Perseus and Andromeda. Roger dazzles the monster with his magic shield, and places a magic ring on Angelica's finger to protect her. He undoes her bonds and they ride off together. Böcklin's painting is a romantic rendering of the Renaissance tale.

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