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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Based on The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem of the 1300s, this painting depicts Dante and the ancient Roman poet Virgil encountering the souls of Paolo and Francesca on a visit to Hell. Although in love with Paolo, Francesca was forced to marry his deformed brother for political reasons. When the jilted husband discovered the lovers embracing, he murdered them, apparently consigning them to Hell due to their adulterous affair.
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Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824) — Au
Fulchran Jean Harriet (French, 1778–1805) — Oedipus at Colon
John Faed (Scottish, 1820–1902) — Expulsion of Adam and Eve
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825) — Cupid and Psyche
Jean-Baptiste-Raphael-Urbain Massard|Anne Louis Girodet-Trio
Pierre Van Hanselaere — Susanna and the Elders
Pierre-Auguste Cot — The Storm
Godfried Schalcken — Cephalus and Procris
Jacques-Louis David — The Farewell of Telemachus and Euchari
Woutherus Mol — Academic Study of a Man and a Woman
Jean-François Millet — Diana Resting
Pierre Paul Prud'hon|Charles Pompée Le Boulanger de Boisfrém
