Brute Harpies

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Here the brute harpies make their nest — Here the brute harpies make their nest.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Pierdon, François
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dante's Inferno
Author(s):: Alighieri, Dante
Publisher:: New York: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Two silhouettes are approaching a grove of leafless, gnarled trees with human features where the perching birds are harpies with feathered bodies and women’s faces.

Keywords: 19th century, bird, black & white, eerie, monster, night, supernatural, tree