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“Inferno” by Gustave Doré

Written by Hermes

Gustave Doré’s illustration to Dante’s Inferno. Plate XIV: Canto V: “The infernal hurricane that never rests / Hurtles the spirits onwards in its rapine”.

Compare this to William Blake’s version of Canto V:

"The Whirlwind of Lovers" by William Blake illustrates Hell in Canto V of Dante's Inferno.

“The Whirlwind of Lovers” by William Blake illustrates Hell in Canto V of Dante’s Inferno.

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Gustave Doré · serpent · wrath

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1 CE to Present · Illustration · Majesty at The End

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