Dante and Virgil watching Bertrand de Born hold his head away from his body to illustrate the spreading of disunity. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

  • Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835.
Date:
1825
Reference:
661782i
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Episodes in Dante's Divine comedy. Etchings by B. Pinelli, 1824-1826.
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"Perch'io parti' così giunte persone, / partito porto il mio cerebro, lasso!, / dal suo principio ch'è in questo troncone" (Because I parted people so united, I carry my brain separate from its origin in this trunk) (Inferno canto 28, vv. 139-141)

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Roma [Rome] : [publisher not identified], 1825.

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 27.8 x 35.5 cm

Lettering

E'l capo tronco tenea per le chiome, Presol col man, a guisa di lanterna. Canto XXVIII Inf.o di Dante. Pinelli inv. e inc. Roma 1825

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Wellcome Collection 661782i

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  • Inferno

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