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hiphotos454309 Inferno According to Dante, c. 1470, printed 19th century. Demons torturing the souls of the damned. Circle of Baccio Baldini//

hiphotos434510 The Inferno according to Dante, after the Last Judgment fresco in the Campo Santo, Pisa, ca. 1460-80//

hiphotos434507 The Inferno according to Dante, after the Last Judgment fresco in the Campo Santo, Pisa, ca. 1460-80//

hiphotos434201 New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], Amerigo Vespucci Discovering the Southern Cross with an Astrolabium, plate 18, ca. 1600//

hiphotos391397 The Inferno According to Dante, from the Campo Santo Frescos in Pisa, 1480/1500//

hiphotos337697 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos337698 The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337688 The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, 1827//

hiphotos337689 The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337684 The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337685 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, 1827//

hiphotos337680 The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, 1827//

hiphotos337681 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other, 1827//

hiphotos337678 The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, 1827//

hiphotos337679 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the stench, 1827//

hiphotos337676 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other, 1827//

hiphotos337674 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the stench, 1827//

hiphotos337670 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos337669 The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337664 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, 1827//

hiphotos337653 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, 1827//

hiphotos337566 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other, 1827//

hiphotos337567 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, 1827//

hiphotos337565 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos337562 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos337564 The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337561 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; The Devils Mauling Each Other, 1827//

hiphotos337563 The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, 1827//

hiphotos337558 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, 1827//

hiphotos337559 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the stench, 1827//

hiphotos337560 The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, 1827//

hiphotos337556 The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337557 The Circle of the Falsifiers; Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the stench, 1827//

hiphotos337554 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos337555 The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337553 The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, 1827//

hiphotos337552 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, 1827//

hiphotos014502 Dante and Virgil in the inferno, 1863. Dante, guided by Virgil, in the third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning, buried head first with just their legs and feet exposed, 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 (Divine Comedy), Canto XIX.//

hiphotos157802 Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321), Italian poet, 19th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose, at the Opening of the New Library and Museum of the Corporation of London, November 1872, Vol. I. [Marcus Ward & Co., Limited, London, 1894]//

hiphotos167864 Purgatorio. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (After drawing by Bernardino Poccetti), 1612. Private Collection.//

hiphotos175686 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, engraving.//

hiphotos209192 'Amid this dread exuberance of woe ran naked spirits wing'd with horrid fear', c1890. The damned, handcuffed with snakes: 'With serpents were their hands behind them bound'. 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]//

hiphotos209193 '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), 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]//

hiphotos209199 'Thais is this, the harlot, whose false lip answer'd her doting paramour that ask'd, "Thankest me much!"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Thais, the Athenian courtesan who travelled with the army of Alexander the Great. 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]//

hiphotos209211 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209224 '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), 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]//

hiphotos212410 '"That is the ancient soul of wretched Myrrha", he replied, "who burn'd with most unholy flame for her own sire, and a false shape assuming, so perform'd the deed of sin"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Myrrha, who in Greek mythology disguised herself to commit incest with her father. She is punished for being an imposter. 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]//

hiphotos212414 '"Lo!" he exclaimed, "lo Dis!: and lo! the place, where thou hast need to arm thy heart with strength"', c1890. Satan, referred to by Virgil as Dis, is trapped in the frozen central zone in the final Ninth Circle of Hell. He is being punished for committing the ultimate sin of personal treachery against God. 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]//

hiphotos212415 '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]//

hiphotos212428 "Then Geddo at my feet outstretch'd did fling him, crying, 'Hast no help for me my father!'", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi. Geddo is the first to die. 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]//

hiphotos009378 Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks down at one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs. 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 (Divine Comedy).//

hiphotos012951 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.//

hiphotos014501 Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up, 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 (Divine Comedy), Canto XI.//

hiphotos209026 "Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi. After the others die, Ugolino eats their bodies: 'Once more upon the wretched skull his teeth he fasten'd, like a mastiff's 'gainst the bone firm and unyielding.' 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]//

hiphotos209054 '"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. 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]//

hiphotos209183 'Call thou to mind Piero of Medicina, if again returning', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Pier da Medicina who must hold open his windpipe to speak, as his wounds prevent sound from his mouth. 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]//

hiphotos209207 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209209 '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. Centraurs threaten to shoot arrows at Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos209221 'Now seest thou, son! The souls of those, whom anger overcame', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos209223 'Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, thence filled with earth, rais'd them, and cast it in his ravenous maw', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Cerberus, the three-headed dog which prevents the dead from leaving the Underworld. 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]//

hiphotos209226 'The book and writer both were love's purveyors. In its leaves that day we read no more', c1890. Paolo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers. 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]//

hiphotos209234 'E'en in like manner Adam's evil brood, cast themselves one by one down from the shore', c1890. The dead crossing the river Styx to Hell. 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]//

hiphotos209241 'Scarce the ascent began, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light. And cover'd with a speckled skin, appear'd', c1890. 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]//

hiphotos209242 'In the midway of this our mortal life', c1890. Dante in a wood. 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]//

hiphotos212440 '"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, where sinners guilty of treachery are trapped in the ice. 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]//

hiphotos212441 'By the hair it bore the sever'd member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, which look'd at us and said, "Woe's me!"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil look upon Bertrand de Born, a 12th-century baron and Occitan troubadour, who is condemned to carry his severed head in front of him for eternity, a punishment for fomenting schisms. 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]//

hiphotos012954 Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 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 XIV: third compartment of the seventh circle where three kinds of violence punished; against God, against Nature and against Art. 'Unceasing was the play of wretched hands,/ Now this, now that way glancing to shake off/The heat, still falling fresh'. From an edition illustrated by Gustave Dore.//

hiphotos014512 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'.//

hiphotos044153 Dante and Beatrice transported to the moon, 16th century (1870). The moon was considered to be the abode of women devoted to chastity. A 19th century version of an original 16th century manuscript illustration in Dante's Paradise, held by the Vatican library, Rome. From The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul LaCroix (London, 1870).//

hiphotos167667 Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Venezia, Antonio Zatta, 1757), 1757. Private Collection.//

hiphotos204565 Dante, (19th century). Victorian imagining of Italian poet and author Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321) in Florence. 'Engraving from a drawing in the collection of H.J.Turner Esq, Hamilton Terrace, St. John's Wood.'//

hiphotos283591 The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, from Dante's Inferno, Canto XXII, ca. 1825-27.//

hiphotos209033 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209060 '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, where sinners guilty of treachery are trapped in the ice. Dante threatens to pull out the hair of Bocca degli Abati, a Florentine Guelph. 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]//

hiphotos209191 "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, forced to wear garments lined with lead. 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]//

hiphotos209197 'Be none of you outrageous: ere your time dare seize me, come forth from amongst you one, who having heard my words, decide he then if he shall tear these limbs', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil witness a soul being tortured by Malacoda, leader of the demons. 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]//

hiphotos209198 'This said, they grappled him with more than hundred hooks', c1890. Naked sinners are punished by demons. 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]//

hiphotos209204 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209213 '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'. 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]//

hiphotos209216 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209218 '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. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil cross the river Styx which is filled with wrathful souls. 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]//

hiphotos209219 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209230 'There Minos stands, grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all who enter, strict examining the crimes, gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath', c1890. 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]//

hiphotos209232 'Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos209236 'All hope abandon, ye who enter here', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. 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]//

hiphotos209237 'Now was the day departing, and the air, imbrown'd with shadows, from their toils released', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos209238 'He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, answer'd, "Thou must needs another way pursue, if thou wouldst 'scape from out that savage wilderness"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos209239 'Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. 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]//

hiphotos118523 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian Florentine poet. Dante's greatest work, la Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary statement produced in Europe during the Middle Ages. Taken from the 'Leaders of Men' cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924.//

hiphotos010221 Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages, Vespucci explored much of the eastern coast of South America. He believed that he was exploring a new unknown continent, in contrast to Columbus who thought he had reached the far east of Asia. America is named from the Latinised form of his name. The inset portrait on the left of the image is that of the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), who mentioned the Southern Cross in 'Purgatory' in his 'Divine Comedy'.//

hiphotos057138 Dante (1265-1321), Florence and the Seven Circles of Hell, 1882. Originally from a fresco at the Servi Gate, Santa Croce. From Florence, by Charles Yriarte, translated by CB Pitman and published by Sampson Low (London, 1882).//

hiphotos209187 "Now mark how I do rip me! lo! How is Mahomet mangled!"', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil witness the suffering of the prophet Mohammed, who is repeatedly ripped open. He is allowed to heal each time, only to be split apart again. 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]//

hiphotos209189 'The other two look'd on, exclaiming, "Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!"', c1890. The Florentine thief Agnello Brunelleschi and Cianfa Donati the serpent merging into a single body. 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]//

hiphotos209194 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209195 'In pursuit he therefore sped, exclaiming; "Thou art caught"', c1890. The demon Alichino chases the escaping sinner Bonturo Dati. 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]//

hiphotos209200 "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'. 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]//

hiphotos209201 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209202 'Forthwith that image vile of fraud appear'd', c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter 'the fell monster with the deadly sting'. 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]//

hiphotos209220 '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. 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]//

hiphotos209222 '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), 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]//