Divine Comedy, Rain of Fire - Original Wood Engraving by G. Doré
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Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré for the Divine Comedy, from the first French edition of L'Enfer (Paris, Hachette, 1861). It corresponds to Canto XIV, the rain of flames falling without respite on the damned of the seventh circle. Signed in the block by Doré.
Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré for the Divine Comedy, from the large folio edition of Dante's L'Enfer published by Hachette in Paris (first edition 1861; the same blocks were reprinted in later years). It corresponds to Canto XIV, the rain of flames falling without respite on the damned of the seventh circle. Signed in the block by Doré.
It retains the thin protective tissue, printed with the corresponding lines: "Deçà, delà, sans trêve, se débattaient leurs mains misérables pour secouer ces flammes nouvelles" (L'Enfer, ch. XIV / Inferno, c. XIV, vv. 40-42).
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Date: 1861 or later printing
Source: L'Enfer by Dante Alighieri, Paris, Hachette (from 1861)
Dimensions: Sheet 12.2 x 17.1 in (31 x 43.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins. An isolated foxing spot in the right margin; the protective tissue has damp staining and a turned-down lower left corner.
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Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré for the Divine Comedy, from the first French edition of L'Enfer (Paris, Hachette, 1861). It corresponds to Canto XIV, the rain of flames falling without respite on the damned of the seventh circle. Signed in the block by Doré.