"The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV" , William Blake, 1827, printed c. 1892
William Blake (English, 1757-1827)
Hand-colored engraving on India paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé), 24.2 × 34.8 cm. Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth D. McCormick.
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Before his death, Blake were commissioned by John Linnell to design 102 drawings illustrating Dante's “Divine Comedy”. Blake died in 1827 and the drawings were left in various stages of completion, ranging from sketches to finished water colors.
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