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Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

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Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), Virgil accompanies Dante through Purgatory and Inferno. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia (Canto XXXIII); an edition illustrated by Gustave Dore.

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  1. Gustave Doré, attributed to: {French}: Artist, printmaker, painter, sculptorSearch Wikipedia for Gustave Doré
Subject
  1. Virgil: Roman: Poet, authorSearch Wikipedia for Virgil
People Related
  1. Dante Alighieri: Italian: Author, poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political thinkerSearch Wikipedia for Dante Alighieri
Medium
  1. Wood engraving
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  1. 000905
  1. 000905
  1. 0390003071
  1. 1-156-027
  1. 1156027
  1. 3071
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