Art, Symbol & Imagination
Glory rings through Paradise
Winged figures rise around a luminous upper gathering while a small pair watches from the clouds below. Layered bodies fill nearly the whole field. The caption describes praise to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit ringing throughout Paradise. Doré turns the sound into an encompassing company, with raised arms carrying the eye upward through successive layers. The plate presents a collective act of praise rather than another isolated interview between the traveller and a single soul.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Glory rings through Paradise" [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 338. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/dante-dore-337
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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). Glory rings through Paradise. Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante. Scan leaf 338. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/dante-dore-337