Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, an illustration for Orlando Furioso by Gustave Dore

Angelica is a character in the epic poem Orlando Innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo, its continuation, Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, and various later works based on these. All are part of the Matter of France, a cycle of stories based on the adventures of Charlemagne and his paladins. Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (1855) Paul Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 - January 23, 1883), a French artist, was born in Strasbourg. ... Orlando Innamorato is an epic poem written by the Italian Renaissance author Matteo Maria Boiardo. ... Matteo Maria Boiardo (c. ... Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. ... Ludovico Ariosto (September 8, 1474 – July 6, 1533) was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem Orlando furioso (1516), Orlando Enraged. He was born at Reggio, in Emilia. ... The Matter of France, also known as the Carolingian cycle is a body of legendary history that springs from the Old French medieval literature of the chansons de geste. ... Charlemagne, portrait by Albrecht Dürer. ... Roland is girt with a sword by Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ...

In Orlando Innamorato, Angelica is introduced as the daughter of the king of Cathay, or India (though Cathay in the Medieval mind was more often China). She comes to Charlemagne's court with her brother Argalia. All the knights are stricken with her, especially the cousins Orlando (Roland) and Rinaldo (Renaud), but Argalia will only allow her to marry a man who can best him in a joust. He falls to the Saracen knight Ferrau, and Orlando and Rinaldo begin threaten to destroy each other over her. The Saracens lay seige to Duke Naimon's estate, and Charlemagne promises Angelica's hand to whichever cousin fights best for him. The battle is lost, however, and the characters go on to further adventure. Rinaldo and Angelica drink from magic fountains twice, each time leaving one madly in love and the other indifferent, while Orlando loses his wits to his passion. Cathay is the Anglicized version of Catai, the name that was given to northern China by Marco Polo (he referred to southern China as Manji). ... This article is about the character from Renaissance and Baroque literature and music. ... Roland pledges his fealty to Charlemagne; from a manuscript of a chanson de geste. ... Renaud de Montauban, also known as Rinaldo di Montalbano, was a fictional hero who was introduced to literature in a twelfth century Old French chanson de geste. ... It has been suggested that Serkland be merged into this article or section. ... Fierabras (from French a bras fier, on brave arm) or Ferumbras is a Saracen knight appearing in several chansons de geste and other material relating to the Matter of France. ... Duke Naimon, also called Aymon, Namo, and Namus, is a character in Old French chansons de geste. ...

Boiardo left his poem unfinished, but the action was taken up in Orlando Furioso. Angelica is sought throughout the world by Orlando, Rinaldo, and the best knights from various countries, and eventually winds up chained to a rock naked by the monstrous Orc in a situation identical to the perils of Andromeda. She is rescued by the African knight Rogero, who gives her a ring that turns her invisible so she can escape. Later, pursued by the maddened Orlando, she puts the ring in her mouth and vanishes. She falls in love with the African prince Medoro and returns with him to Cathay, and the lovesick Orlando requires the aid of his cousin Astolpho to recover his senses. A comic fantasy orc. ... Andromeda may be: Andromeda (mythology), the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, wife of Perseus Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda (constellation), in which the Andromeda Galaxy is located Andromeda polifolia or Bog-rosemary, a plant of the heath family Andromeda (TV series) a science fiction television series Mount Andromeda in Canada and the... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Africa (disambiguation). ... Astolpho is a fictional character in Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto and is one of Charlemagnes paladins. ...