| Paolo and Francesca da Rimini | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
| Year | 1855 |
| Type | watercolour triptych |
| Dimensions | 25.4 cm × 44.9 cm (10.0 in × 17.7 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini is a watercolour by British artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painted in 1855 and now in Tate Britain. The painting is a triptych inspired by Canto V of Dante's Inferno, which describes the adulterous love between Paolo Malatesta and his sister-in-law Francesca da Rimini. The left- and right-hand panels both show the lovers together; the central panel shows Dante and the Roman poet Virgil, who guides Dante through hell in the poem.