Art, Symbol & Imagination
Alichino Pursues the Escaping Navarrese
A winged pursuer stretches toward a falling or diving human figure above the dark, disturbed surface of the pit. The captive from Navarre promises to bring other inhabitants to the surface, then uses the moment to leap back into the pitch. Alichino rushes after him but cannot prevent the escape. Doré stretches the pursuing body and weapon across the plate, concentrating attention on the gap between captor and captive. The caption’s cry of capture is therefore part of an unsuccessful chase. The surrounding narrative gives the action its irony: the devils who supervise deception are themselves deceived.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Alichino Pursues the Escaping Navarrese" [editorial title]. In Dante's Inferno, Dante Alighieri. New Edition, undated supplied scan, undated edition, Thompson & Thomas. Source scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/inferno-dore-145
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Gustave Doré (design). Alichino Pursues the Escaping Navarrese. Dante's Inferno. Scan leaf 152. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/inferno-dore-145