SCHEFFER, Ary
(b. 1795, Dordrecht, d. 1858, Argenteuil)

The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil

1855
Oil on canvas, 171 x 239 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

The painting is a copy by the artist of a painting first executed in 1822.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 16 minutes):
Franz Liszt: Dante-sonata