Ebook: William Blake's Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy : A Study of the Engravings, Pencil Sketches and Watercolors
Author: Blake William, Pyle Eric
- Tags: Blake William 1757-1827. Dante Alighieri 1265-1321. Divina commedia -- Illustrations. Dante Alighieri -- 1265-1321. -- Divina commedia -- Illustrations. Blake William -- 1757-1827.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- City: Jefferson
- Language: English
- epub
William Blake's series of engraved illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy were his last major project and a summation of his religious and artistic beliefs. Unfinished at his death, the series includes seven engravings and 102 unique works in various stages of completion--some of the most beautiful pictures of his career. These pictures are not simple illustrations, but constitute a thorough reinterpretation Read more...
Abstract: William Blake's series of engraved illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy were his last major project and a summation of his religious and artistic beliefs. Unfinished at his death, the series includes seven engravings and 102 unique works in various stages of completion--some of the most beautiful pictures of his career. These pictures are not simple illustrations, but constitute a thorough reinterpretation and--in Blake's view--correction of Dante's poem. This book compares the two men's theological and artistic views and analyzes in detail the meaning of Blake's illustrations, for the firs