William BLAKE

The Pit of Disease: Gianni Schicchi and Myrrha
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno XXX, 22-45)

Medium

pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and traces of black chalk, with sponging

Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920

Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

pen and ink and watercolour over pencil and traces of black chalk, with sponging

Measurements

52.7 × 37.2 cm (sheet)

Place/s of Execution

London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné

Butlin 812.59; Butlin & Gott 25

Inscription

inscribed in pen and ink HELL / Canto 30
inscribed in pencil on reverse 63
inscribed in pencil on reverse r. edge: Pg Canto 4 (the figure perhaps reworked)

Accession Number

1010-3

Department

International Prints and Drawings

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Gallery location

Not on display

Subjects (general)

Literary and Text Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)

damned (people) Divine Comedy, The (narrative poem, Dante, ca. 1308-1321) fire (physical concept) hell (doctrinal concept) pits (earthworks) purgatory souls

Movements

Romanticism (modern European styles )

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William BLAKE

The Pit of Disease: Gianni Schicchi and Myrrha
(1824-1827)
illustration for The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Inferno XXX, 22-45)