Title

The Divine Comedy, Hell: Dante and Virgil in the Woods of Suicides

Caption

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Illustration for The Divine Comedy, Hell: Dante and Virgil in the Woods of Suicides
Commentary of Guiniforte delli Bargigi, folio 14v
Illuminated manuscript made for Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan
First half of the 15th century.
Imola, Municipal library

Date

15th century

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL18A00_311

License type

Rights managed

Available size

147,2Mb (10,0Mb) / 26,7in x 21,4in / 8000 x 6430 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dante Alighieri Italy Italian Poet Miniature Writing Manuscript Literature Divina Commedia Poetry Italy 15th century Middle Ages Forest dogs hounds mastiffs limbs flesh-eating man-eating woods