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Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

1-157-500 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), Virgil accompanies Dante through Purgatory and Inferno. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), Canto XI.

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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

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Allegories

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2845x3678
File Size : 30,656kb

Aliases

  1. 001856
  1. 001856
  1. 0390004300
  1. 1-157-500
  1. 1157500
  1. 4300
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