Blake , Dante
Imagination AblazeWilliam Blake's spectacular illustrations for "The Divine Comedy"Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante…
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Imagination AblazeWilliam Blake's spectacular illustrations for "The Divine Comedy"Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), is widely considered the greatest work ever composed in the Italian language. The epic poem describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, representing, on a deeper level, the soul's path towards salvation.In the last few years of his life, Romantic poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827) produced 102 illustrations for Dante's masterwork, from pencil sketches to finished watercolors. Like Dante's sweeping poem, Blake's drawings range from scenes of infernal suffering to celestial light, from horrifying human