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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.
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, The divine comedy, tree
