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Then Geddo at my feet outstretch'd did fling him, crying, 'Hast no help for me my father!', c1890.

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Then Geddo at my feet outstretch'd did fling him, crying, 'Hast no help for me my father!', c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi. Geddo is the first to die. 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_148

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,0Mo (4,7Mo) / 39,7cm x 32,2cm / 4689 x 3800 (300dpi)

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