In this evocation of a scene from the sixteenth-century romance Orlando Furioso, the knight Roger appears on his fiery steed to save the maiden Angelica from a horrible fate the dragon, with its evil inner glow, is looming at the lower left. Tendrils of threatening mist curling up from below menace the maiden, while angry storm clouds hover above. The figures themselves are small and sketchily rendered; it is the picture's atmospheric effects, conveyed with light-and-dark contrasts and shots of dazzling color-including those of the imposing crag on which Angelica is stranded-that create the high drama of this tension¡ªridden scene. Title Roger and Angelica Creator Odilon Redon Creator Lifespan April 20, 1840 - July 6, 1916 Creator Nationality French Creator Gender Male Creator Death Place Paris, France Creator Birth Place Bordeaux, France Date Created 1910 Style Symbolism Provenance Lillie P. Bliss Collection Physical Dimensions w730 x h927 mm Original Title Roger et Angelica More Info Related MoMA Online Courses, MoMA Mobile, More Artist Information Type Painting Medium Pastel on paper on canvas
