Purgatorio Collection

Map of Purgatory / Dante
A map of Purgatorio, in Dantes La Divina Commedia

Female Souls / Purgatory
Dante and Virgil walk among female souls in Purgatorio

Fragment of Dante Alighieri's Divina Comedia, 14th century (engraving)
5309211 Fragment of Dante Alighieri's Divina Comedia, 14th century (engraving); (add.info.: Fragment of Dante Alighieri's "Divina Comedia")

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle
GIA745663 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory
GIA745659 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 31 : Dante submerged in the River Lethe
GIA745636 Purgatorio, Canto 31 : Dante submerged in the River Lethe, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 12 : Dante views the soul of Arachne, illustration from
GIA745655 Purgatorio, Canto 12 : Dante views the soul of Arachne, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

DIVINA COMMEDIA / DANTE
Here the rocky precipice hurls forth redundant flames: angels are prevented from providing succour to the souls of the precipice. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Dante - Virgil - Purgatory
Dante & Virgil encounter the shadowy forms, that seem'd dead & dead again of souls in Purgatorio. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Dantes Purgatory, c. 1857. Creator: Jules Elie Delaunay
Dantes Purgatory, c. 1857

Dante and Beatrice first meeting: On my vision spoke the power. (litho)
1074485 Dante and Beatrice first meeting: On my vision spoke the power. (litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Souls in Purgatory, 1771 (majolica)
6299544 Souls in Purgatory, 1771 (majolica) by Meazzi, Giovanni (18th century); Museo Regionale della Ceramica, Deruta, Perugia, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: School of Deruta)

Beatrice and Virgil engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Purgatorio, Canto 5 : Dante speaks with Pia de Tolomei (Tolommei)
GIA745748 Purgatorio, Canto 5 : Dante speaks with Pia de Tolomei (Tolommei), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 5 : The late repenters singing the Miserere
GIA745746 Purgatorio, Canto 5 : The late repenters singing the Miserere, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 27 : Dantes dream of Leah in the meadow
GIA745639 Purgatorio, Canto 27 : Dantes dream of Leah in the meadow, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 33 : Dante drinks of the River Eunoe, illustration from
GIA745638 Purgatorio, Canto 33 : Dante drinks of the River Eunoe, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

The Region of Smoke, Purgatory, Canto 16 (engraving)
5213997 The Region of Smoke, Purgatory, Canto 16 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Region of Smoke, Purgatory, Canto 16)

The Bark of Purgatory, Purgatory, Canto 2 (engraving)
5213981 The Bark of Purgatory, Purgatory, Canto 2 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bark of Purgatory, Purgatory, Canto 2)

The Mountain of Probation, Purgatory, Canto 1 (engraving)
5213978 The Mountain of Probation, Purgatory, Canto 1 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mountain of Probation, Purgatory, Canto 1)

Foreses Elevation, Purgatory, Canto 23 (engraving)
5214004 Foreses Elevation, Purgatory, Canto 23 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foreses Elevation, Purgatory, Canto 23)

Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The poet Sordello, astonished, kneels before Virgil
GIA745750 Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The poet Sordello, astonished, kneels before Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 1 : The poets behold the beauty of Venus in the morning sky
GIA745664 Purgatorio, Canto 1 : The poets behold the beauty of Venus in the morning sky, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 8 : The angels drive the serpent away
GIA745661 Purgatorio, Canto 8 : The angels drive the serpent away, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The spirits singing Salve Regina in the dell
GIA745660 Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The spirits singing Salve Regina in the dell, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 19 : The souls of the avaricious: Adrian V (pape Adrien V
GIA745650 Purgatorio, Canto 19 : The souls of the avaricious: Adrian V (pape Adrien V) speaks to Dante, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio, Canto 23 : The souls of the gluttonous, illustration from
GIA745648 Purgatorio, Canto 23 : The souls of the gluttonous, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 23 : Dante recognizes the shade of Forese Donati among the gluttons
GIA745646 Purgatorio, Canto 23 : Dante recognizes the shade of Forese Donati among the gluttons, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 32 : The giant and the harlot in the chariot
GIA745637 Purgatorio, Canto 32 : The giant and the harlot in the chariot, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 25 : The poets in the seventh circle, illustration from
GIA745635 Purgatorio, Canto 25 : The poets in the seventh circle, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

The Intrigues of the Church, Purgatory, Canto 32 (engraving)
5214013 The Intrigues of the Church, Purgatory, Canto 32 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Intrigues of the Church, Purgatory, Canto 32)

The Poets Reposing, Purgatory, Canto 27 (engraving)
5214008 The Poets Reposing, Purgatory, Canto 27 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Poets Reposing, Purgatory, Canto 27)

The Carnal, Purgatory, Canto 25 (engraving)
5214007 The Carnal, Purgatory, Canto 25 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carnal, Purgatory, Canto 25)

The Fiery Doom, Purgatory, Canto 26 (engraving)
5214006 The Fiery Doom, Purgatory, Canto 26 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fiery Doom, Purgatory, Canto 26)

The Region of Avarice, Purgatory, Canto 19 (engraving)
5213999 The Region of Avarice, Purgatory, Canto 19 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Region of Avarice, Purgatory, Canto 19)

The Choir, Purgatory, Canto 17 (engraving)
5213998 The Choir, Purgatory, Canto 17 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Choir, Purgatory, Canto 17)

The Guiding Angel, Purgatory, Canto 15 (engraving)
5213996 The Guiding Angel, Purgatory, Canto 15 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Guiding Angel, Purgatory, Canto 15)

Lucifer, Purgatory, Canto 12 (engraving)
5213993 Lucifer, Purgatory, Canto 12 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucifer, Purgatory, Canto 12)

The Benediction, Purgatory, Canto 2 (engraving)
5213980 The Benediction, Purgatory, Canto 2 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Benediction, Purgatory, Canto 2)

The Proud, Purgatory, Canto 11 (engraving)
5213992 The Proud, Purgatory, Canto 11 (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proud, Purgatory, Canto 11)

Ricorditi di me che son la Pia (from Dantes Purgatorio
5307118 Ricorditi di me che son la Pia (from Dantes Purgatorio ) 1868 (red & black chalk on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Dantes Purgatory
3758262 Dantes Purgatory by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dantes purgatory, part of his Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Dore)

The Angel with the Sword marking Dante with the Sevenfold
1066271 The Angel with the Sword marking Dante with the Sevenfold, illustration from Purgatorio, Dantes Divine Comedy, c.1825-27 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Blake

Purgatorio, Canto 2 : Dante bows before the angel pilot
GIA745666 Purgatorio, Canto 2 : Dante bows before the angel pilot, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 11 : The souls of the prideful, bearing heavy stones
GIA745657 Purgatorio, Canto 11 : The souls of the prideful, bearing heavy stones, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 13 : The souls of the envious, illustration from
GIA745654 Purgatorio, Canto 13 : The souls of the envious, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 15 : Dantes vision of the stoning of Stephen (saint Etienne)
GIA745653 Purgatorio, Canto 15 : Dantes vision of the stoning of Stephen (saint Etienne), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 18 : The multitude of the slothful, illustration from
GIA745647 Purgatorio, Canto 18 : The multitude of the slothful, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

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"Purgatorio: A Journey through the Realm of Redemption" Embark on a captivating journey through the mystical realm of Purgatory, as depicted in Dante's epic poem. This map of Purgatory serves as our guide, leading us through the intricate layers and stages of spiritual purification. In this ethereal landscape, we encounter countless female souls seeking redemption. Their stories unfold before us, each one carrying a unique burden that they must release to ascend towards salvation. Dante and his trusted guide Virgil accompany us on this profound pilgrimage. Together, they navigate the treacherous terrain and provide invaluable insights into the nature of sin and penance. As we traverse deeper into Purgatorio, their wisdom becomes an illuminating beacon amidst the darkness. The artistic rendition by Jules Elie Delaunay captures Dantes' vision with breathtaking detail. It transports us to a world where divine encounters are possible – such as Dante's first meeting with Beatrice – where her power resonates within him, forever changing his path. As we witness souls in purgatory depicted in majolica art from 1771, their faces reflect both anguish and hope for eventual liberation from their sins. The engraving from 1870 portrays Beatrice alongside Virgil; two guides who symbolize love and reason respectively - guiding Dante towards ultimate enlightenment. Canto 5 brings forth an emotional encounter between Dante and Pia de Tolomei - her tragic tale echoing throughout eternity. In Canto 9, Dante finds himself carried away by an eagle in a dream-like state while standing at the portals of Purgatory alongside Virgil - foreshadowing further revelations yet to come. Throughout this remarkable journey lies a chorus of late repenters singing Miserere - their voices intertwining with sorrowful melodies that echo across time itself; reminding us all that redemption is attainable even after death.