Auguste Rodin's iconic marble culture, The Kiss (1881), depicts Paolo and Francesca — characters from which essential work of the western literary canon?

The sculpture depicts two lovers intertwined in a blissful kiss, seemingly without a care in the world. In fact, Paolo and Francesca's love was forbidden. Soon after this stolen kiss, Francesca's husband discovers their deception and kills them both.

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