William Blake's Illustrations For Dante's Divin... ❲AUTHENTIC ✮❳

: Unlike traditional literal renderings, Blake depicted Dante and Virgil as luminous, near-transparent figures to emphasize their spiritual over historical nature.

Blake did not view himself as a mere illustrator; he intended his work to be a "correction" of Dante's poem. While he admired Dante's poetic genius, he fundamentally disagreed with several orthodox Catholic tenets present in the text: William Blake and The Divine Comedy - Digital Dante William Blake's Illustrations for Dante's Divin...

: Blake used rich, often kaleidoscopic colors to interpret Dante’s literal descriptions. : Unlike traditional literal renderings