Sujet

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

Légende

Then Geddo at my feet outstretch'd did fling him, crying, 'Hast no help for me my father!', c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi. Geddo is the first to die. Illustration from "The Vision of Hell" (Inferno), the first part of "The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri. This long, narrative poem, written in Italian c1308-1321, tracing Dante's imaginary journey from Hell, through Purgatory and finally to Heaven and a beatific vision of God, has been published numerous times. This edition, published late 19th century, is illustrated by Gustave Dore. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, c1890]

Date

1890

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F12_148

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,0Mo (4,7Mo) / 39,7cm x 32,2cm / 4689 x 3800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gravure Italien Gens Homme enfant enfants homme hommes faim famille père arts pays tour paternité loi crime la mort mort affamé prison endroit siècle cellule fils prisonnier petit-fils littérature Enfer famine concept punition prisonniers papa douleur mourir de faim penitentiary 19e siècle poésie poésie dix-neuvième siècle The Print Collector gravure Gustave Dore Louis Christophe Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Dante Alighieri Alighieri Dante Count of Gustave Doré Doré Paul Gustave Dore Paul Gustave Dore Gustave Cassell Dante Aligheri Aligheri Petter and Galpin Ugolino della Gherardesca Gherardesca Ugolino della Count Ugolino della Gherardesca Count of Donoratico Donoratico Della Gherardesca Ugolino Ugolino della Gheradesca Ugolino della Gheradesca conte di Torre dei Gualandi