The Death of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and His Sons (Inferno Canto XXXIII)

c. 1550 Overall: 62.6 x 44.5 cm (24 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.) Source image
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Pierino da Vinci's dramatic relief depicts a scene from a poem that was based on an actual historical event. In 1289, following a political coup in Pisa, Italy, Count Ugolino and his sons were imprisoned in a tower and left to starve; their tragic tale inspired Dante Alighieri...

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