COLLECTION NAME:
Dante Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL22010263
Reference Number:
R50893
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Malebolge, Eighth Circle of Hell
Alternative Image Title:
Dante and Virgil at the entrance of the Eighth Circle of Hell
Parent Work Title:
La Comedia di Dante Aligieri [sic] con la noua espositione di Alessandro Vellutello
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Divina commedia
Translated Parent Work Title:
Divine Comedy
Creator:
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Marcolini, Francesco, approximately 1500-approximately 1559
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Benivieni, Girolamo, 1453-1542
Creator Role:
Editor
Date Created:
1544
Publication Details:
Impressa in Vinegia: Per Francesco Marcolini ad instantia di Alessandro Vellutello
Page/Sheet:
K4r
Description:
At the end of Canto XVII, the monster Geryon set down both Dante and Virgil at the entrance of the eighth circle of hell. According to Dante, the malebolge resembles the ground plan of a castle encircled by moats spanned by bridges. In turn, the malebolge is composed of ten descending concentric circles, in which panderers, seducers, and flatterers are punished. Horned devils lash the condemned, who run in two circles that move in opposite directions.
Language:
Italian
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
Subject:
Hell in Literature
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Italian literature
Subject:
Epic poetry
Subject:
Paradise in Literature
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
225 mm
Item Width:
145 mm
Provenance:
Roberts, David Lloyd, 1834-1920, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Malebolge, Eighth Circle of Hell
