Tag: Virgil

Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, KCVO PRA (1853 – 1928)  Paolo and Francesca, c. 1894 Oil on canvas 130 × 130 cm (51.2 × 51.2 in) Private Collection Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (1255–ca. 1285) was the daughter of Guido da Polenta, lord of Ravenna. She was a historical contemporary of Dante Alighieri, who portrayed…