Art, Symbol & Imagination
Beatrice in the heavenly assembly
A crowned woman sits with joined hands on a cloud beneath countless angelic heads. Two observers below look towards her across a company of winged figures. The printed lines place Beatrice far above the narrator, her brow reflecting eternal light. Doré separates her elevated seat from the lower conversation, giving the traveller’s final recognition a visible distance. The dense surrounding company makes her place part of the heavenly community rather than a solitary throne.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Beatrice in the heavenly assembly" [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 367. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/dante-dore-366
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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). Beatrice in the heavenly assembly. Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante. Scan leaf 367. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/dante-dore-366