Shading In Dante's Inferno

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet and a philosopher among the issues of his time period. He wrote many great poems such as “The Divine Comedy” which features his thoughts on religion and politics. “The Divine Comedy” is a poem about Dante’s allegorical trip through hell. Gustave Dore illustrated his interpretation of Dante’s fictional poem. The picture “Dante and Virgil Emerging from the Southern Hemisphere” reflects the message of Dante and “Inferno” by using the concepts of shading, connecting to “The Divine Comedy” and Gustave Dore’s placement of objects. To begin, Gustave Dore’s use of shading shows Dante’s and “Inferno’s” message. The illustration explains their message through depicting the feeling of what the characters feel in the picture. The picture shows the feeling of hope upon looking at the lightest part in the picture. The lightest part is the Mount of Joy that Dante desperately hopes to be able to reach. Gustave Dore put the Mount of Hope in his artwork to show Dante’s aspiration of true happiness while journeying through hell. Secondly, the illustration reflects Dante’s and “Inferno’s” point by connecting to “The Divine Comedy”. The image connects to Dante’s poem by showing the ninth level of hell and showing what lies ahead of them. The artwork shows that Dante and …show more content…
Shading in the artwork is used to explain the characters emotions. The picture connects to “The Divine Comedy” by showing what the ninth level of hell appears in Dante’s poem. Gustave Dore’s placement of objects shows both Dante’s development and main target of happiness while traveling through hell. Gustave Dore illustrated his understanding of Dante’s fictitious poem. “The Divine Comedy” is a poem about Dante’s allegorical excursion across