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Dante at the Moment of entering the Fire
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Purgatorio XXVII, 46-48)
Medium
pen and ink and watercolour over black chalk and pencil, with sponging and touches of gum
Measurements
52.6 × 36.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Butlin 812.85; Butlin & Gott, 33
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink over pencil l.c.: P-g / Canto / 27
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.r.: 20
inscribed in pencil on reverse u.c.: N 51 next at p 27
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.: N 51 next at p 27 (erased)
inscribed in pencil on reverse r. edge: Hell Canto 28
Accession Number
1018-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
angels (spirits) Divine Comedy, The (narrative poem, Dante, ca. 1308-1321) fire (physical concept) flames oceans purgatory sin (religious concept) souls
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles )