Aligheri Collection

Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Thence issuing we again beheld the stars, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The beautiful lights of heav n dawn d through a circular opening in the cave: thus issuing we again beheld the stars, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the stars

We to those beasts, that rapid strode along, drew near, when Chiron took an arrow forth, c1890. Chiron, leader of the centaurs

Now was the day departing, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Now was the day departing, and the air, imbrown d with shadows, from their toils released, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dan... ca
Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dantes Inferno, Canto XXVV, ca. 1825-27

Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Artist: Cesar Saccagi
Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321), Italian poet. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Beata Beatrix, 1877. Creators: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown
Beata Beatrix, 1877. Also: Blessed Beatrice. A young woman is shown seated and half length at the moment of suspension between life and death

The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo, from Dantes Inferno, Canto XXII, ca. 1825-27

The Circle of Traitors: Dantes Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate, from Dantes Inferno, Canto XXXII, ca. 1825-27

Dante and Virgil, 1857. Creator: Edgar Degas
Dante and Virgil, 1857

Florentine Poet, 1861. Creator: Alexandre Cabanel
Florentine Poet, 1861

Copy after Delacroixs Bark of Dante, ca. 1859. Creator: Edouard Manet
Copy after Delacroixs " Bark of Dante", ca. 1859

Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321) Italian poet known for his Divine Comedy, with its depictions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven

Dante Alighieri, ( c1265 -1321), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dante Alighieri, ( c1265 -1321), 1890. Dante Alighieri ( c1265 -1321), Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages best known for his Divine Comedy, instrumental in establishing depictions of Hell

Dantes House, Florence, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dantes House, Florence, 1890. Casa di Dante was the birthplace of Dante Alighieri (c1265 -1321), Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages, best known for his Divine Comedy

Dante and Beatrice, 1492-1495, (1943). Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Dante and Beatrice, 1492-1495, (1943). Illustration to " The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Dante in Purgatory Sees The Vision of Beatrice, c1930. Italian author Dante Alighieri and the Roman poet Virgil looking at a vision Beatrice Portinari

This proud one would of his strength against almighty Jove make trial, c1890
" This proud one would of his strength against almighty Jove make trial, " said my guide; " whence he is thus requited: Ephialtes him they call", c1890

By that hidden way my guide and I did enter, to return to the fair world, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil emerge from Hell, and see the dawn on Easter Sunday morning

Then, fasting got the mastery of grief, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That sprite of air is Schicchi; in like mood of random mischief vents he still his spite, c1890. The alchemist Capocchio is attacked by Gianni Schicchi de Cavalcanti

Lo! he exclaimed, lo Dis!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Lo!" he exclaimed, " lo Dis!: and lo! the place, where thou hast need to arm thy heart with strength", c1890

Yet in the abyss, that Lucifer with Judas low ingulfs, lightly he placed us, c1890. Antaeus the giant lowers Dante and the Roman poet Virgil to the final level of Hell

The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The crust came drawn from underneath in flakes, like scales scraped from the bream, or fish of broader mail, c1890. Dante

He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as there I stood at the tombs foot, ey d me a space, then in disdainful mood address d me: " Say, what ancestors were thine?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
The guide, who mark d how I did gaze attentive, thus began: " Within these ardours are the spirits, each swath d in confining fire", c1890

And straight the trunk exclaim d, Why pluck st thou me?, c1890. Creator
And straight the trunk exclaim d, " Why pluck st thou me?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter men who who have been transformed into trees

Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness, c1890
" Then, not to make them sadder, I kept down my spirit in stillness", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

That pierced spirit... was he who gave the Pharisees council, c1890. Creator
" That pierced spirit, whom intent thou view st, was he who gave the Pharisees council, that it were fitting for one man to suffer for the people", c1890

New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
New terror I conceived at the steep plunge, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil ride on the back of Geryon, the Monster of Fraud

Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Sir! Brunetto! And are ye here?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil meet Dantes tutor and guardian, Brunetto Buanaccorso Latini, in a firestorm

Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Creator
Love brought us to one death: Caina waits the soul, who split our life, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret, c1890. Creator
" O senseless spirit! let thy horn for thee interpret: therewith vent thy rage, if rage or other passion wring thee", c1890

And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
And, lo ! Towards us in a bark comes an old man, c1890. Charon, ferryman of the dead. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Onward he moved, I close his steps pursued, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
A lion came, gainst me as it appear d, with his head held aloft, and hunger-mad, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, than on that skull and on its garbage he, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil visit a frozen lake

Then Geddo at my feet outstretch d did fling him, crying, Hast no help for me my father
" Then Geddo at my feet outstretch d did fling him, crying, Hast no help for me my father! ", c1890. Count Ugolino

Then seizing on his hinder scalp, I cried: Name thee, or not a hair shall tarry here
Then seizing on his hinder scalp, I cried: " Name thee, or not a hair shall tarry here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil walk on a frozen lake

Take good heed, thy soles do tread not on the heads of thy poor brethren, c1890
" Look how thou walkest. Take good heed, thy soles do tread not on the heads of thy poor brethren", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil walk on a frozen lake

Tuscan... disdain not to instruct us who thou art, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Tuscan, who visitest the college of the mourning hypocrites, disdain not to instruct us who thou art", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Hypocrites

Scarcely had his feet reach d to the lowest of the bed beneath, c1890. Creator
Scarcely had his feet reach d to the lowest of the bed beneath, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

But the other proved a goshawk... and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Creator
But the other proved a goshawk able to rend well his foe; and in the boiling lake both fell, c1890. Two demons fall into a lake of molten pitch

Why greedily thus bendest more on me?, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Why greedily thus bendest more on me, than on these other filthy ones, thy ken?", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Alessio Interminei of Lucca immers d in ordure

Ah! How they made them bound at the first stripe!, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Ah! How they made them bound at the first stripe!, c1890. Naked sinners are lashed by demons. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Forthwith that image vile of fraud appear d, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Forthwith that image vile of fraud appear d, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the fell monster with the deadly sting

Unceasing was the play of wretched hands, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Unceasing was the play of wretched hands, ...to shake off the heat, still falling fresh, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil witness the damned afflicted by flakes of fire

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"Journey through the Inferno: Dante and Virgil Encounter Aligheri's Nightmarish World" In this captivating artwork by Shirley Markham, we witness the iconic duo of Dante and Virgil facing a fearsome three-headed monster. Inspired by Dante Alighieri's epic poem "The Divine Comedy, " this scene depicts their perilous journey through the depths of Hell. Gustave Doré's masterful illustrations from 1890 further immerse us in Aligheri's dark realm. As they progress, our heroes draw near to menacing beasts, only to be saved by Chiron wielding his arrow. The vivid imagery transports us into the heart of their treacherous quest. As day turns to night, Gustave Doré once again captures the atmosphere with his evocative artistry. We can almost feel the fading light as our protagonists continue their harrowing descent into damnation. Moving forward, we encounter Agnello Brunelleschi under attack from a six-footed serpent in an illustration that showcases both terror and artistic brilliance. This depiction perfectly encapsulates one of many circles within Hell where sinners face unimaginable punishments for their transgressions. Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown present us with "Beata Beatrix, " a hauntingly beautiful painting inspired by Aligheri's muse Beatrice Portinari. It serves as a reminder that amidst darkness, there is still room for love and beauty even in such desolate surroundings. The Circle of Corrupt Officials torments Ciampolo while Dantes' foot strikes Bocca degli Abbate in another chilling portrayal of punishment within Hell's confines. These scenes highlight Aligheri's condemnation of corruption and betrayal, serving as cautionary tales for all who read his work. Edgar Degas takes us on yet another visual journey alongside Dante and Virgil in his mesmerizing artwork from 1857.