• Source: Paolo and Francesca (Rodin)

Paolo and Francesca is a sculptural group by Auguste Rodin, showing Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, damned lovers from Canto V of Dante's The Divine Comedy.




Gates of Hell


The couple appeared in several of Rodin's initial drawings between 1880 and 1881 for The Gates of Hell. In the first version he placed them in the centre, in a work that later appeared on its own as The Kiss. This piece was removed from Gates by the artist in 1886 and replaced by a new version, closer to the description of the lovers in Dante's text.




See also


List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin




References






External links


Media related to Paolo and Francesca by Auguste Rodin at Wikimedia Commons

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• Paolo and Francesca (Rodin)
• Francesca da Rimini
• The Gates of Hell
• The Thinker
• The Kiss (Rodin sculpture)
• Francesca da Rimini (disambiguation)
• Paolo Malatesta
• Auguste Rodin
• Camille Claudel
• Musée Rodin