Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo

Ary Scheffer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene with four figures. A nude woman with dark hair lies on her back with her arms raised. A white cloth covers her lower body and is draped over her chest and left arm. Her head is tilted back. A nude man lies on top of her, leaning on his left arm. His right arm is around her neck. He faces right, his eyes closed, and his head tilted back. Behind them, two men stand. The man on the left wears a white shirt and has his hand on his chin, looking down. The man on the right wears a red hat and a red cloak over a dark garment. The background is dark. The painting style appears to be Romanticism.