Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875)
Les étoiles filantes (The shooting stars)
1847–1849
Oil on board, 18.7 x 34.5 cm
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
This purely imaginary subject is unusual among Millet’s works. It refers to Dante‘s ‘Inferno‘ which in one section describes the souls of the lustful being whirled endlessly around the skies of hell by a great gale. (NMW)
See also:
• Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321)