Art, Symbol & Imagination
The two garlands of heavenly lights
Two great circular companies of winged figures surround two small observers on a cloud. The upper ring encloses a bright opening above their heads. The caption describes the outer garland answering the inner. Doré gives the paired circles a monumental depth, so that their harmony is expressed through both repetition and space. In the sphere of the Sun, the meeting of the circles accompanies the exchange between the two accounts of Francis and Dominic.
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Gustave Doré (design). "The two garlands of heavenly lights" [editorial title]. In Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante, Dante Alighieri; translated by Henry Francis Cary; illustrated by Gustave Doré. New edition, 1901, 1901, Thompson & Thomas. Source scan leaf 263. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/dante-dore-262
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Source plate inspected individually; printed canto and lines checked independently of binding position. Editorial title; original scan tone retained.
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Gustave Doré (design). The two garlands of heavenly lights. Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante. Scan leaf 263. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/dante-dore-262