Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: 'Inferno' first part of his 'Divina Commedia' (Divine Comedy) illustrated by Gustave Dore 1863. Canto X: Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks on one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs. Wood engraving.

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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: 'Inferno' first part of his 'Divina Commedia' (Divine Comedy) illustrated by Gustave Dore 1863. Canto X: Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks on one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs. Wood engraving.

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