Venice:
The Barque of Dante
The Barque of Dante by Georgy Frangulyan
The Barque of Dante, the work of the Russian artist Georgy Frangulyan, is located in the water between the Fondamenta Nove and the island of San Michele. The bronze sculpture depicts two figures standing in a small boat. One figure points with his outstretched arm, while turning to his companion.
The sculpture depicts a scene from the Divine Comedy, in which Dante, on his journey into hell, is directed across the river Acheron, its waters heaving with tormented souls, by Virgil.
In Frangulyan's barque, Virgil is leading Dante to Venice's island of the dead, the final resting place of three of the Russian sculptor's compatriots, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Diaghilev and Joseph Brodsky.
The Barque of Dante was part of the 2007 Biennale, but when the exhibition came to an end it was decided that the sculpture should remain permanently in Venice.
The sculpture depicts a scene from the Divine Comedy, in which Dante, on his journey into hell, is directed across the river Acheron, its waters heaving with tormented souls, by Virgil.
In Frangulyan's barque, Virgil is leading Dante to Venice's island of the dead, the final resting place of three of the Russian sculptor's compatriots, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Diaghilev and Joseph Brodsky.
The Barque of Dante was part of the 2007 Biennale, but when the exhibition came to an end it was decided that the sculpture should remain permanently in Venice.