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Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Doré

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Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri. Canto X: 'Their lids suspended; and beneath,/ From them forth issued lamentable means'.

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Creator
  1. Gustave Doré, attributed to: {French}: Artist, printmaker, painter, sculptorSearch Wikipedia for Gustave Doré
Subject
  1. Virgil: Roman: Poet, authorSearch Wikipedia for Virgil
  2. Dante Alighieri: Italian: Author, poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political thinkerSearch Wikipedia for Dante Alighieri
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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Society & Culture Death & Burial

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2906x3600
File Size : 30,650kb

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  1. 001846
  1. 001846
  1. 0390004290
  1. 1-157-490
  1. 1157490
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