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

1827

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of two robed figures standing above a river filled with submerged, struggling, and deceased bodies. The central focus is on the figures in long, flowing robes. Submerged figures appear to float or struggle beneath the water's surface, with heads and outstretched hands visible. On the right side, there is a rocky terrain with faint outlines of faces. The sky above the figures is depicted with sketch-like lines. The drawing is rendered in a monochromatic palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.4 × 53.8 cm (15 1/2 × 21 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.224

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 653

  • Series Title

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Dante in Art, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, 1965, no cat.

Bibliography

1978

  • Bindman, David. The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.

Wikidata ID

Q64962534

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