Ugolino and His Sons 1865–67 Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French The subject of this intensely Romantic work is derived from canto XXXIII of Dante's Inferno, which describes how the Pisan traitor Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, his sons, and his grandsons were imprisoned in 1288 and died of starvation. Carpeaux's visionary statue, executed in 1865–67, reflects the artist's passionate reverence for Michelangelo, specifically for The Last Judgment (1536–41) in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican, Rome, as well as his own painstaking concern with anatomical realism. Listen to experts illuminate this art
Ugolino and His Sons 1865–67 Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French The subject of this intensely Romantic work is derived from canto XXXIII of Dante's Inferno, which describes how the Pisan traitor Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, his sons, and his grandsons were imprisoned in 1288 and died of starvation. Carpeaux's visionary statue, executed in 1865–67, reflects the artist's passionate reverence for Michelangelo, specifically for The Last Judgment (1536–41) in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican, Rome, as well as his own painstaking concern with anatomical realism. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #90. Body Language: Curator, Theater Director, and Educator: Ugolino and His Sons Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Ugolino and His Sons. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, Valenciennes 1827–1875 Courbevoie). French, Paris. 1865–67. Saint-Béat marble. Sculpture
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