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Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta[edit]

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Original – The Louvre version of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appraised by Dante and Virgil, a series of paintings by Ary Scheffer. Painted in 1855, this painting shows a scene from Dante's Inferno in which he and Virgil encounter the ghosts of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta.
Reason
After Dante had decided to place Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta in hell, Ary Scheffer commemorated them in at least three paintings. I think actually neither is in devil's domain.
Articles in which this image appears
Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appraised by Dante and Virgil
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Ary Scheffer
  • Support as nominatorBrandmeistertalk 18:02, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Certainly a good reproduction. --Tremonist (talk) 12:15, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think it would be quite nice for a few minutes but I wouldn't necessarily want to be superglued in that position for eternity. "Hell is [having your cheek stuck to the nipples of] other people" as Sartre said in the unexpurgated version of No Exit. Belle (talk) 12:52, 11 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:14, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very interesting lighting effects.--Godot13 (talk) 22:28, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:1855 Ary Scheffer - The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:21, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]