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Watercolor of a nude giant leaning from a rocky cliff to set two small figures on the ground, against a dark blue sky and sea.

Antaeus setting down Dante and Virgil in the Last Circle of Hell

A muscular, nude giant, Antaeus, leans over a rocky ledge and lowers two small figures, Dante and Virgil, toward the ground at lower left. Watercolor and pen over pencil shows the giant in brown and grey washes against a deep blue sky and sea, with the inscription "HELL Canto XXXI" at lower right.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1824
Medium
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2858 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1824; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Español: Anteo depositando a Dante y Virgilio en el último círculo del Infierno

Un gigante musculoso y desnudo, Anteo, se inclina sobre un saliente rocoso y deposita a dos pequeñas figuras, Dante y Virgilio, hacia el suelo en la parte inferior izquierda. La acuarela con pluma y lápiz muestra al gigante en tonos pardos y grises contra un cielo y un mar azul profundo, con la inscripción "HELL Canto XXXI" en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Anteu depositando Dante e Virgílio no último círculo do Inferno

Um gigante musculoso e nu, Anteu, inclina-se sobre uma borda rochosa e pousa duas pequenas figuras, Dante e Virgílio, em direção ao chão no canto inferior esquerdo. A aquarela com pena e lápis mostra o gigante em tons castanhos e cinzentos contra um céu e um mar azul profundo, com a inscrição "HELL Canto XXXI" no canto inferior direito.

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