Ugolino Della Gherardesca Collection

Count Ugolino (Il conte Ugolino), 1836. Creator: Diotti, Giuseppe (1779-1846)
Count Ugolino (Il conte Ugolino), 1836. Found in the collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Ugolino and His Sons in Prison, n.d. Creator: Carlo Arienti
Ugolino and His Sons in Prison, n.d

Ugolino and his Sons (plaster) (see also 197136 & 234151)
BRM347397 Ugolino and his Sons (plaster) (see also 197136 & 234151) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); 53 x 34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ugolino and his Sons, 1860 (bronze) (see also 197136 & 347397)
XIR234151 Ugolino and his Sons, 1860 (bronze) (see also 197136 & 347397) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); Louvre, Paris

Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower, 1806. Creator: Henry Fuseli
Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower, 1806

Ugolino and his Children, 1863 / 65. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Ugolino and his Children, 1863/65

Then, fasting got the mastery of grief, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness, c1890
" Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, than on that skull and on its garbage he, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil visit a frozen lake

Then Geddo at my feet outstretch d did fling him, crying, Hast no help for me my father
" Then Geddo at my feet outstretch d did fling him, crying, Hast no help for me my father! ", c1890. Count Ugolino

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In Dante's "The Divine Comedy," Virgil and Dante stumble upon the tragic figure of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca and his starving sons in the infamous tower of Hunger. This harrowing scene, immortalized in various artworks throughout history, depicts Ugolino and his sons, first in plaster (197136 & 234151), then in stone (234151 & 347397), bronze (197136 & 347397), and in painting by artists like Henry Fuseli, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Gustave Doré, and more. Dante writes, 'Then, fasting got the mastery of grief,' as Ugolino tries to keep his spirit in check to spare his sons further sadness. The agony is palpable as Doré depicts Ugolino's anguish, 'Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed,' and as Geddo, one of Ugolino's sons, cries out for help, 'Hast no help for me, my father.