# Ugolino and His Sons \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CARPEAUX, Jean-Baptiste]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary Ugolino and His Sons was the culmination of five years of study at the Académie de France in Rome, where the talented artist was enrolled after winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1854. The sculptural group is deeply indebted to his contemplation in Italy of ancient statuary and, above all, of the passionate marbles and frescoes of Michelangelo. The central figure of the group assumed the attitude of <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/medici/2lorenz2.html'\)" href="/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/medici/2lorenz2.html">Michelangelo's Lorenzo de' Medici</a> \(Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence\). ## Related artworks - [Alexande Dumas Fils]() - [Amélie de Montfort Dressed as a Bride]() - [Antoine Watteau]() - [Dance]() - [Fisherboy with a Shell]() - [Napoléon III, Emperor of the French]() - [Portrait of Charles Gounod]() - [Sketch for the Marshal Moncey Monument]() - [The Four Corners of the World Supporting the Celestial Sphere]() - [The Laughing Neapolitan]() - [The Negress]() - [The Prince Imperial and His Dog]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()