Paolo and Francesca (Rodin)

Paolo and Francesca is a sculptural group by Auguste Rodin, showing Paolo and Francesca da Rimini, damned lovers from Canto V of Dante's The Divine Comedy.[1] The couple appeared in several of Rodin's initial drawings between 1880 and 1881 for The Gates of Hell. In the first version he placed them in the centre, in a work that later appeared on its own as The Kiss. This piece was removed from Gates by the artist in 1886 and replaced by a new version, closer to the description of the lovers in Dante's text.[2]

Paolo and Francesca
Artist	Auguste Rodin
Year	1885
Medium	Bronze

References

1. (in Spanish) Museo Soumaya, Fundación Carlos Slim (2016). La puerta del Infierno. ISBN 978-607-7805-18-2.
2. Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette (2006). Rodin The Gates of Hell. p. 42,43. ISBN 978-2-901428-69-5.