Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo

Classification: Painting

Category: Object Category

Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

Geography: Netherlands

Period: 19th century

Technique: Modern European Painting and Sculpture

Hijiri Date: 21

Date Created: 1851

Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960

Copyrights: PICTION COPYRIGHT

Dimensions: Framed - h:45.50 w:53.00 d:7.50 cm (h:17 7/8 w:20 13/16 d:2 15/16 inches) Unframed - h:24.70 w:33.20 cm (h:9 11/16 w:13 1/16 inches)

Material: Oil on fabric

Additional Information: 3524

Description: Based on The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem of the 1300s, this painting depicts Dante and the ancient Roman poet Virgil encountering the souls of Paolo and Francesca on a visit to Hell. Although in love with Paolo, Francesca was forced to marry his deformed brother for political reasons. When the jilted husband discovered the lovers embracing, he murdered them, apparently consigning them to Hell due to their adulterous affair.

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