Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

1-157-490 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri. Canto X: 'Their lids suspended; and beneath,/ From them forth issued lamentable means'.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Gustave Doré, attributed to: French: Artist, printmaker, painter, sculptor
Subject
  1. Virgil: Roman: Poet, author
  2. Dante Alighieri: Italian: Author, poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political thinker
People Related
  1. Dante Alighieri: Italian: Author, poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political thinker

Medium
  1. Wood engraving

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Allegories

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2906x3600
File Size : 30,650kb


Aliases

  1. 001846
  1. 001846
  1. 0390004290
  1. 1-157-490
  1. 1157490
  1. 4290

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