Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

  • Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781-1835.
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1825
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661781i
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Episodes in Dante's Divine comedy. Etchings by B. Pinelli, 1824-1826.
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Thieves being tortured by snakes in the 8th circle of Hell, watched by Dante and Virgil. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Figures similar to those of the Laocoön statue

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

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1 print : etching ; platemark 27.7 x 35.5 cm

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Con serpi le man dietro avean legate ... ed eran dinanzi aggruppate Canto XXIV Inf.o di Dante. Pinelli inv. e inc. Roma 1825

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Wellcome Collection 661781i

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