Art, Symbol & Imagination
The vision of the stoning
A fallen young man lies beneath a rocky wall as a crowd raises arms and throws stones. Dante sees a furious crowd attacking a youth who turns his eyes upward and prays for his enemies. The vision occurs among examples that open the heart toward peace, rather than as a physical event witnessed on the mountain path. Doré contrasts the prone figure with the surrounding bodies in violent motion. The title follows the visible action and the caption, while the catalogue note distinguishes the narrated vision from an independent historical record.
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Gustave Doré (design). "The vision of the stoning" [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 97. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/dante-dore-96
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Full plate and printed caption individually viewed. Matching canto passage read; misplaced bindings identified by caption, not physical adjacency. Original tone and printing wear retained.
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Gustave Doré (design). The vision of the stoning. Purgatory and Paradise: The Vision of Dante. Scan leaf 97. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/dante-dore-96