Detail of Dante and Virgil by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1850); Schicchi, with red hair, portrayed biting into Capocchio's neck
Schicchi (died c. February 1280)[citation needed] was a medieval knight of Florence in the thirteenth century. His life, including his crime of fraud by being a talented imposter, is detailed by Dante in the Inferno, which inspired a Puccini opera and a later play. Dante's depiction of Schicchi's eternal punishment with insanity in hell inspired a painting by Bouguereau.