The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate

1827

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The image shows an engraved plate depicting two figures standing side by side, with their heads tilted. The figures are wearing long, flowing garments that cover their bodies. The background is intricately engraved, suggesting elements like a mountain or cliff on the left side and an implied landscape in front of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraved copper plate

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1737

  • Series Title

    Dante's "Divine Comedy": pl.7 ("Inferno," canto XXXII)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 94.

Wikidata ID

Q63570746

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