Sujet

The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes', c1890.

Légende

'The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, like scales scraped from the bream, or fish of broader mail', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter sinners covered in scabs which they scratch incessantly. These are the falsifiers - a 'disease' on society in life, they are punished by being afflicted with disease themselves. 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_177

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,6Mo (7,0Mo) / 41,8cm x 32,2cm / 4934 x 3800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gravure Italien Gens Homme le travail homme hommes arts pays nu nudité métier peau éraflure endroit siècle profession littérature Enfer concept punition douleur nudité auteur nudité affliction âme auteur 19e siècle poésie poésie poète croûtes damné dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector Virgil gravure scab 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 Publius Dante Aligheri Aligheri Vergil Publius Vergilius Maro Petter and Galpin Vergilio Vergilius Maro