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Hungry in Hell or The Hungry Statue
What is going through the mind of Ugolino in this sculpture by Carpeaux? A clue: it is based on a scene from Dante’s Inferno. He sure seems hungry...but how hungry?
January 18, 2019 | by Creative Armenia
The work: Ugolino and His Sons
The artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
The time: 1865–67
The place: Paris, France
The moment: Diabolic Hunger
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