Sujet

"O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret"', c1890.

Légende

O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret: therewith vent thy rage, if rage or other passion wring thee', c1890. The Old Testament figure of Nimrod, who tried to build the Tower of Babel, is portrayed as a giant whose speech is unintelligible - punishment for his confusion of languages. 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_143

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,6Mo (5,9Mo) / 32,2cm x 40,2cm / 3800 x 4748 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gravure Gens Homme Hommes musique religieux arts religion nu nudité monarque fâché colère roi géant royal trompette chaîne siècle instrument de musique littérature redevance Enfer chaînes concept fureur punition langue enchaîné fureur nudité nudité Ancien Testament 19e siècle poésie poésie dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector gravure Gustave Dore Louis Christophe Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Dante Alighieri Alighieri Dante Gustave Doré Doré Paul Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Gustave Cassell His Majesty Dante Aligheri Aligheri Petter and Galpin