PAOLO AND FRANCESCA, DANTEÕS INFERNO ROMANTIC TRAGEDY ENGRAVING AFTER J. NOEL PATON, GEORGE
Updated August 6, 2026
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| Lot number | 0513 |
| Estimate | $700 - $800 |
| Opening bid | $250 |
| Category | Fine Art & Prints |
| Auction | AUGUST FINE ART AUCTION |
| Date | August 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | The Rug Life |
| Location | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
A deeply evocative 19th-century engraving capturing one of the most haunting and celebrated scenes from Divine Comedy, the tragic lovers Paolo and Francesca, immortalized in Inferno, Canto V by Dante
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