Ugolino_Carpeaux_Petit_Palais_PPSO1573.jpg
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Summary
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| Description |
English:
Ugolino
. The subject is drawn from Dante's
Inferno
(canto XXXIII): Ugolino della Gherardesca has been imprisoned for treachery and starves to death, along with his two sons and two grandsons. Before dying, Ugolino's children beg him to eat their bodies.
Français :
Ugolin
. Le sujet est tiré de l'
Enfer
de Dante (chant XXXIII): Ugolino della Gherardesca est emprisonné avec ses deux fils et ses deux petit-fils, et condamné à mourir de faim.
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| Date | circa 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | plaster and patina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 195 cm (76.7 in); width: 150 cm (59 in); depth: 110 cm (43.3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
Inv. PPS01573
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| Credit line |
1938: given by Louise Clément-Carpeaux
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| Notes |
English:
Louise Clément-Carpeaux is the artist's daughter, who was a sculptor herself.
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| Source/Photographer | Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
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