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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Ugolino and His Sons is a powerful marble sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux from the 1860s. It depicts the story of #Ugolino from #Dante'sInferno in which the 13th century count is imprisoned and starving with his children when he son begs his dad to kill him and survive on his flesh.
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