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Francesca da Rimini

(c.1255–1285)

Francesca da Polenta

Francesca da Rimini in Literature:

• Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321): Divina Commedia (Italian)

Francesca da Rimini in Art:

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)
Paolo et Francesca
1814
Musée Condé, Chantilly

 

 

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)
Francesca da Rimini et Paolo Malatesta
1819
Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne

 

 

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)
Paolo et Francesca
1819
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers

 

 

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini
1855
Tate Britain, London

 

 

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini
1867
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

 

Born c.1255 Ravenna (Italia)
Died 1285 Rimini (Italia)
Cause of death Murdered (by her husband Gianciotto)
Husband Gianciotto Malatesta (c.1245-1304)
Lover Paolo Malatesta (c.1246-1285)
Occupation Poet Writer

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