Ugolino and His Sons
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Ugolino and His Sons is a dramatic marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting the anguished Count Ugolino from Dante’s Inferno with his children, embodying themes of despair and human suffering.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Rodin’s exploration of Dante themes ⓘ |
| artist | Auguste Rodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| basedOn | story of Count Ugolino in Dante’s Inferno ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Auguste Rodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | European ⓘ |
| depictionType | group sculpture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Count Ugolino della Gherardesca
NERFINISHED
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children of Count Ugolino ⓘ |
| depictsMythology | Christian afterlife ⓘ |
| depictsSceneFrom | Inferno, Canto 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Italian literature
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medieval poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Ugolino
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figures of Ugolino’s children ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
NERFINISHED
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Inferno by Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterDepicted | Ugolino della Gherardesca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| medium | marble ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
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Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic composition
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expressive anatomy ⓘ intense emotional realism ⓘ |
| numberOfHumanFigures | 5 ⓘ |
| partlyIntegratedInto | The Gates of Hell (project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
agony
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despair ⓘ fear ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Gates of Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Ugolino imprisoned with his sons ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
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human suffering ⓘ parental anguish ⓘ starvation ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| visualStyle | dramatic chiaroscuro modeling ⓘ |
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