Dante and Virgil
| Dante and Virgil | |
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| French: Dante et Virgile | |
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| Artist | William-Adolphe Bouguereau |
| Year | 1850 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | The Divine Comedy |
| Dimensions | 281 cm × 225 cm (111 in × 89 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
Dante and Virgil is an 1850 oil on canvas painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. It is presently on display at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[1] The painting depicts Dante and Virgil looking on as two damned souls are entwined in combat. One of the souls is an alchemist and heretic named Capocchio. In this depiction Capocchio is being bitten on the neck by Gianni Schicchi who had used fraud to claim another man's inheritance.[1]
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