Front view - A dramatic marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, titled Ugolino and His Sons (1865–1867), depicting the Pisan count Ugolino della Gherardesca sitting in a state of intense mental and physical anguish. Four of his starving children and grandsons cling to his body in a writhing mass, as he looks away with a pained expression, his fingers at his mouth, contemplating their fate as described in Dante's Inferno. The sculpture is known for its detailed anatomical realism and emotional depth.
Arm detail - A dramatic marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, titled Ugolino and His Sons (1865–1867), depicting the Pisan count Ugolino della Gherardesca sitting in a state of intense mental and physical anguish. Four of his starving children and grandsons cling to his body in a writhing mass, as he looks away with a pained expression, his fingers at his mouth, contemplating their fate as described in Dante's Inferno. The sculpture is known for its detailed anatomical realism and emotional depth.
Foot detail - A dramatic marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, titled Ugolino and His Sons (1865–1867), depicting the Pisan count Ugolino della Gherardesca sitting in a state of intense mental and physical anguish. Four of his starving children and grandsons cling to his body in a writhing mass, as he looks away with a pained expression, his fingers at his mouth, contemplating their fate as described in Dante's Inferno. The sculpture is known for its detailed anatomical realism and emotional depth.
Side view - A dramatic marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, titled Ugolino and His Sons (1865–1867), depicting the Pisan count Ugolino della Gherardesca sitting in a state of intense mental and physical anguish. Four of his starving children and grandsons cling to his body in a writhing mass, as he looks away with a pained expression, his fingers at his mouth, contemplating their fate as described in Dante's Inferno. The sculpture is known for its detailed anatomical realism and emotional depth.
Ugolino and His Sons by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, C. 1860 (marble)
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