The Death of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and His Sons (Inferno Canto XXXIII)
https://clevelandart.org/art/2024.1
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...
Sculpture
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Culture
Italy
Technique
Terracotta
Medium
Terracotta
Genre
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
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