Dante and Virgil Meet Pier della Vigna | Gustave Doré | 1861

Dante and Virgil stand among trees whose trunks and branches take on the shapes of suffering bodies. One poet holds a broken twig as they face Pier della Vigna, encountered in the forest of the thirteenth canto of the Inferno. Harpies occupy the foreground and cling to the trees around them. Doré separates the upright, robed travellers from the tangled woodland through controlled light and closely worked line, making the forest itself the visible substance of its inhabitants’ punishment.

Frame:

Created from high-quality wood with clean lines and a satin black finish. Presented with a 2.4 mm snow-white bevel-cut window mount.

All framed prints feature premium fine art paper, chosen for its tonal range and detailed reproduction of the original artwork.

Print:

• Black wooden frame
• Premium fine art paper
• 2.4 mm snow-white mount
• Handmade by specialist picture framers
• Delivered ready for hanging