A depiction of the discovery of the body of buoso da duera (fl. 13th century) by capuchin monks. Buoso was a ghibelline leader of the lombard city of cremona. In 1265, charles i of naples (charles of anjou) invaded italy to attack manfred, king of sicily, and claim the kingdom of naples. Manfred sent buoso as one of the leaders of troops to oppose the french forces, but buoso took a bribe and allowed them to progress to parma and on to lombardy to attack manfred. When buoso's treachery was revealed, he was expelled from cremona in 1267, and it is said that his entire family was exterminated. He returned in 1282 but was quickly captured. In the inferno part of the divine comedy (1308–1321), dante alighieri states that buoso is in the ninth (and lowest) circle of hell which is reserved for traitors: jay ruud (2008) critical companion to dante: a literary reference to his life and work, new york, n. Y. : facts on file, p. 404 isbn: 978-0-8160-6521-9. Object Type: painting. Date: 19th century.. Medium: oil on canvas. Giacomo Di Chirico, Buoso da Duera (19th century)
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