In the 13th century Ugolino della Gherardesca was the leader of the Guelphs in the Italian city of Pisa. Suspected of treason, this nobleman was locked up in a tower by his rival, Archbishop Ubaldini dei Ruggieri, together with his four sons, where they all died of starvation. Ugolinos fate was described by Dante Alighieri (Inferno, Canto 32-33). The theme was popular in 19th century sculpture. Both Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and Auguste Rodin turned it into sculptures. Through his expressive power of expression, Lambeaux in Ugolino and his Sons showed his indebtedness to Rodin and his affinity with the contorted style of the young George Minne. The sculpture is a hitherto unknown composition and probably the only cast.
| Artist |
Jef Lambeaux
RKD
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|---|---|
| Title | Ugolino and his Sons |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Brussels TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) left side of the base: Jef. LAMBEAUX |
| foundries mark: Nonhoff / Bruxelles | |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | bronze AAT |
| Inventory number | 2005-A |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Dupuis (coll.) Brussels 2005 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2005-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5537/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300033898
history paintings
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31E23132
walled-in alive (violent death)
Iconclass
41C1191 starvation, famine Iconclass 42G2111 father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 44C19 traitor to one's country Iconclass 61B2(DANTE ALIGHIERI) historical person (DANTE ALIGHIERI) Iconclass 82A(UGOLINO) Ugolino Iconclass 83(DANTE, Divina comedia) (scenes from) specific works of literature (DANTE, Divina comedia) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
historicism (theory)
AAT
academicism AAT |
| Jef Lambeaux (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
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