William Blake's Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy
Subtitle: A Study of the Engravings, Pencil Sketches and Watercolors
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780786494880
Subjects: Dante alighieri, 1265-1321; Blake, william, 1757-1827
Description: "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. The series includes seven engravings and 102 unique works in various stages of completion. This book compares the two men's theological and artistic views and analyzes in detail the meaning of these works"--