Title

By that hidden way my guide and I did enter, to return to the fair world', c1890.

Caption

'By that hidden way my guide and I did enter, to return to the fair world', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the dawn on Easter Sunday morning. Illustration from "The Vision of Hell" (Inferno), the first part of "The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri. This long, narrative poem, written in Italian c1308-1321, tracing Dante's imaginary journey from Hell, through Purgatory and finally to Heaven and a beatific vision of God, has been published numerous times. This edition, published late 19th century, is illustrated by Gustave Dore. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, c1890]

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F12_191

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,6Mb (4,9Mb) / 12,7in x 15,8in / 3800 x 4748 (300dpi)

Keywords

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