Dante Aligheri Collection (page 2)

By that hidden way my guide and I did enter, to return to the fair world, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the dawn on Easter Sunday morning

Then, fasting got the mastery of grief, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That sprite of air is Schicchi; in like mood of random mischief vents he still his spite, c1890. The alchemist Capocchio is attacked by Gianni Schicchi de Cavalcanti

Lo! he exclaimed, lo Dis!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Lo!" he exclaimed, " lo Dis!: and lo! the place, where thou hast need to arm thy heart with strength", c1890

Yet in the abyss, that Lucifer with Judas low ingulfs, lightly he placed us, c1890. Antaeus the giant lowers Dante and the Roman poet Virgil to the final level of Hell

The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, like scales scraped from the bream, or fish of broader mail, c1890. Dante

He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, then in disdainful mood address d me: " Say, what ancestors were thine?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began: " Within these ardours are the spirits, each swath d in confining fire", c1890

And straight the trunk exclaim d, Why pluck st thou me?, c1890. Creator
And straight the trunk exclaim d, " Why pluck st thou me?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter men who who have been transformed into trees

Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness, c1890
" Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That pierced spirit... was he who gave the Pharisees council, c1890. Creator
" That pierced spirit, whom intent thou view st, was he who gave the Pharisees council, that it were fitting for one man to suffer for the people", c1890

New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil ride on the back of Geryon, the Monster of Fraud

Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil meet Dantes tutor and guardian, Brunetto Buanaccorso Latini, in a firestorm

Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Creator
Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret, c1890. Creator
" O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret: therewith vent thy rage, if rage or other passion wring thee", c1890

And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Charon, ferryman of the dead. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, with his head held aloft, and hunger-mad, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, than on that skull and on its garbage he, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil visit a frozen lake

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

Then seizing on his hinder scalp, I cried: Name thee, or not a hair shall tarry here
Then seizing on his hinder scalp, I cried: " Name thee, or not a hair shall tarry here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil walk on a frozen lake

Take good heed, thy soles do tread not on the heads of thy poor brethren, c1890
" Look how thou walkest. Take good heed, thy soles do tread not on the heads of thy poor brethren", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil walk on a frozen lake

Tuscan... disdain not to instruct us who thou art, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Tuscan, who visitest the college of the mourning hypocrites, disdain not to instruct us who thou art", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Hypocrites

Scarcely had his feet reach d to the lowest of the bed beneath, c1890. Creator
Scarcely had his feet reach d to the lowest of the bed beneath, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

But the other proved a goshawk... and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Creator
But the other proved a goshawk able to rend well his foe; and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Two demons fall into a lake of molten pitch

Why greedily thus bendest more on me?, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Why greedily thus bendest more on me, than on these other filthy ones, thy ken?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Alessio Interminei of Lucca immers d in ordure

Ah! How they made them bound at the first stripe!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Ah! How they made them bound at the first stripe!, c1890. Naked sinners are lashed by demons. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Forthwith that image vile of fraud appear d, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Forthwith that image vile of fraud appear d, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the fell monster with the deadly sting

Unceasing was the play of wretched hands, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Unceasing was the play of wretched hands, ...to shake off the heat, still falling fresh, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil witness the damned afflicted by flakes of fire

One cried from far: Say to what pain ye come condemn d, c1890. Creator
One cried from far: " Say to what pain ye come condemn d, who down this steep have journied? Speak from whence ye stand, or else the bow I draw", c1890

And there at point of the disparted ridge lay stretch d the infamy of Crete, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Minotaur

Haste now, the foremost cried, now haste thee death!, c1890
" Haste now, " the foremost cried, " now haste thee death!", c1890. Men who who have been transformed into trees

From the profound abyss, behind the lid of a great monument we stood retired, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil shelter in craggy rocks and try to avoid the horrible excess of fetid exhalation

Here the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Here the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno), the first part of " The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri

Mark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Mark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Erinyes: three hellish furies stain d with blood

I could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil land on the far bank of the river Styx

My teacher sage aware, thrusting him back, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Then stretch d he forth hands to the bark; whereof my teacher sage aware, thrusting him back: " Away! down there To the other dogs!", c1890

Soon as both embark d, cutting the waves, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Soon as both embark d, cutting the waves, goes on the ancient prow, more deeply than with others it is wont, c1890. Phlegyas ferries Dante

To the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
To the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, whereat open without impediment it flew, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil pass through the gate of Dis

Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, of these toil-worn souls Might purchase rest for one, c1890. The damned struggling to push heavy weights uphill

Curs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. Creator
Curs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Thy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Thy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, c1890. Creator: Gustave DorA©
Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, thence filled with earth, rais d them, and cast it in his ravenous maw, c1890

I through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, and like a corpse fell to the ground, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The book and writer both were loves purveyors. In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Paolo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers

The stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. Creator
The stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil, watching souls in torment

There Minos stands, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
There Minos stands, grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all who enter, strict examining the crimes, gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath, c1890

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Dante Alighieri, the renowned Italian poet of the 14th century, is immortalized through various artistic interpretations. In Shirley Markham's painting "Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, " we witness their perilous journey through Hell as they confront a fearsome creature. Gustave Doré's c1890 artwork "Thence issuing we again beheld the stars" captures Dante's emergence from the depths of Hell, symbolizing his redemption and return to light. As Dante and Virgil approach menacing beasts in another Doré illustration titled "We to those beasts, that rapid strode along, drew near, " Chiron comes to their aid with an arrow. This scene showcases both danger and salvation within Dante's epic poem, "The Divine Comedy. " In yet another masterpiece by Doré called "Now was the day departing, " we see a breathtaking depiction of dusk in Hell. The artist skillfully portrays the eerie atmosphere as darkness descends upon this infernal realm. Moving away from visual artistry but still inspired by Dante's work, Henry Fuseli presents us with his chilling painting titled "Ugolino and His Sons Starving to Death in the Tower. " This haunting image depicts one of Inferno's most tragic tales - Ugolino locked in a tower with his children doomed to suffer starvation. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux adds his touch to Dante's narrative with his sculpture entitled "Ugolino and his Children. " Carpeaux masterfully captures Ugolino's anguish as he embraces his starving offspring, conveying both despair and parental love. Henry Fuseli returns once more with an intriguing piece called "Head of a Damned Soul from Dante’s 'Inferno. '" This verso artwork offers a glimpse into one tormented soul among countless others trapped in eternal damnation. Through these diverse artworks spanning different periods and mediums, it becomes evident how deeply ingrained Dante Alighieri's legacy is in the world of art.