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This painting was the first of the artist’s works exhibited at the Royal Academy. The story of Paolo and Francesca was made famous by its inclusion in Dante's Inferno. Francesca was the daughter of the Lord of Ravenna. Paolo and his brother Giovanni were sons of Malatesta, Lord of Rimini. The two city-states were warring enemies, until a peace was arranged via the marriage of Francesca to Giovanni, the Malatesta heir. Giovanni, however, was physically unattractive, and Francesca fell in love with his younger brother Paolo. When their affair was discovered, Giovanni killed them both in a rage.

Bridgend County Borough Council Collection, Maesteg Town Hall

Maesteg

Title

Paolo and Francesca

Date

1902

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 147 x W 147 cm

Accession number

PCF13

Acquisition method

presented to the former Maesteg Urban Council by the artist, 1934; inherited by the former Ogwr Borough Council and by Bridgend County Borough Council from them

Work type

Painting

Bridgend County Borough Council Collection, Maesteg Town Hall

Talbot Street, Maesteg, Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) CF34 9DA Wales

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Artist or maker

Christopher Williams

1873–1934

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