Sujet

By the hair it bore the sever'd member, lantern-wise pendant in hand', c1890.

Légende

'By the hair it bore the sever'd member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, which look'd at us and said, "Woe's me!"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil look upon Bertrand de Born, a 12th-century baron and Occitan troubadour, who is condemned to carry his severed head in front of him for eternity, a punishment for fomenting schisms. 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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F12_128

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,9Mo (5,3Mo) / 32,2cm x 40,4cm / 3800 x 4777 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gravure Italien Gens Homme le travail homme hommes tête arts pays nu nudité métier endroit siècle profession littérature Enfer concept punition TORTURE douleur nudité auteur nudité horrible âme auteur 19e siècle poésie poésie poète damné dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector Virgil gravure Gustave Dore Louis Christophe Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Dante Alighieri Alighieri Dante Gustave Doré Doré Paul Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Gustave Souls Cassell Bertrand de Dante Aligheri Aligheri Born Vergil Publius Vergilius Maro Petter and Galpin Bertrand de Born Bertran de Born Bertran de De Hautefort Bertran de Born Bertran de Born De Hautefort Hautefort Bertrand de Born seigneur de Hautefort