1827
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st is a 1827 ink by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a rocky landscape with two figures standing on a cliff, covering their noses. Below them, a group of people lies sprawled on the ground, some curled up in pain. The scene looks stormy, with dark clouds and jagged rocks. The two standing figures are Dante and Virgil, avoiding the stench of the "Circle of the Falsifiers" from Dante’s *Inferno*. The artist used fine lines to show texture and emotion. Check out engraving to see how artists like Blake carved intricate details into metal plates.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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