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Ugolino e seus filhos

1865–67
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548
O tema desta obra romântica muito intensa é derivado do canto 33 do Inferno de Dante, em que o poeta descreve como o conde Ugolino della Gherardesca, traidor pisano, seus filhos e seus netos foram encarcerados em 1288, e acabaram morrendo de fome. Carpeaux capturou a angústia do pai mordendo as mãos por desespero e o gesto de seus filhos que oferecem a ele seus próprios corpos como alimento. O grupo visionário e atormentado reflete o grande respeito para com o artista Michelangelo, especialmente para os afrescos de O Juízo Final (1536–41) na Capela Sistina, no Vaticano, bem como seu interesse em um realismo anatômico e cheio de vigor.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Ugolino e seus filhos
  • Artista: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, francês, 1827–1875
  • Data: 1865–67
  • Meio: Mármore
  • Dimensões: 197,5 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Compra, doações de Josephine Bay Paul e C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. e Charles Ulrick e Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. doações e Fundo Fletcher, 1967
  • Número de acesso: 67.25
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Boy crying, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Cast terracotta, French, Paris
Boy crying
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1870–72
Model for the Watteau Fountain, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Patinated plaster, French
Model for the Watteau Fountain
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
ca. 1867–68
Study for the Ugolino Group, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Graphite
Study for the Ugolino Group
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
19th century
Bacchante with vine leaves, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Terracotta; marble base, French
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