In the Prison

All Resolutions

For, in the prison, ther he shal descende.

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Artist

Name:
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley
Dates:
1833-1898
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
People
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Hooper, William Harcourt
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
The Boston Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Author:
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Publisher:
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896
Open Library:
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Description:

Theseus—in medieval (?) attire—has drawn his sword and proceeds cautiously inside the labyrinth, made of concentric stone circles, where he expects to meet the Minotaur. In his hand he holds the ball of Ariadne’s thread, which will allow him to find his way back.

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