Artwork Diaporama: The Inferno, Canto 10, lines 40-42. He, soon as there I stood at the tomb’s foot, Ey’d me a space, then in disdainful mood Address’d me. “Say, what ancestors were thine”

The Inferno, Canto 10, lines 40-42. He, soon as there I stood at the tomb’s foot, Ey’d me a space, then in disdainful mood Address’d me. “Say, what ancestors were thine”

Witness Dante’s Inferno! This dramatic black & white engraving by Gustave Doré captures a tormented soul in Hell's depths. Baroque chiaroscuro, angular shapes, & moral intensity – a masterpiece of 19th-century art.

Paul Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883)

Explore the dramatic wood engravings & illustrations of Gustave Doré (1832-1883). Master of Romanticism, famed for Biblical scenes, Dante's Inferno, and literary masterpieces. Discover his influential art!