Engravings for Dante's Inferno

Attribution:

Blake, William, British, 1757-1827

Description:

Engravings printed on chine collé Each sheet 16 x 20.6 inches (40.6 x 52.3 cm). Includes: 1. The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, from Inferno, Canto 5; 2. The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, from Inferno, Canto 22; 3. The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, from Inferno, Canto 22; 4. Circle of the Thieves: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Inferno, Canto 25; 5. The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, from Inferno, Canto 25; 6. The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench, from Inferno, Canto 29; 7. The Circle of Traitors: Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, from Inferno, Canto 32

Date:

ca. 1825-27

Repository:

Cornell University Library, Rare and Manuscript Collections

Physical Location:

Dante NC1115.B63 A2 ++++