In class, we covered four main artists (Blake, Dali, Dore, and Rodin) in our presentation, but we didn't get to Botticelli. Botticelli was a Florentine and created his renditions way before the other artists we studied (his work was in the late 15th and early 16th centuries). His work was actually part of the illustrated manuscript of the
Divine Comedy. I did a little research on his representations of Inferno, and I inserted some pictures of the highlights.
Map of Hell. Shows that classic funnel shape of Hell and its circles.
Botticelli's illustration of Lucifer. The picture was purposely drawn to span two pages to show Lucifer's large stature.
This is from Canto 15 and shows the punishment of those who are violent against God. Note that Dante and Virgil are dressed in specific colors (red and blue, respectively) just as they were in Blake's renditions as well.
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