Art, Symbol & Imagination
Virgil Pushes Filippo Argenti Away
A man rises from the water toward the boat as Virgil extends one hand to repel him and holds Dante close with the other arm. Dante recognises Filippo Argenti during the crossing, and the exchange quickly becomes hostile. Doré gives the guide’s gesture a clear diagonal direction away from the boat, while Dante leans into the protecting arm. Other heads and bodies remain visible among the waves, linking the confrontation to the wider lake. The caption names the rebuff without supplying a full biography of Argenti. This illustration belongs to the poem’s encounter, whose fierce judgement is distinct from an independent historical account of the man.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Virgil Pushes Filippo Argenti Away" [editorial title]. In Dante's Inferno, Dante Alighieri. New Edition, undated supplied scan, undated edition, Thompson & Thomas. Source scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/inferno-dore-66
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Full original plate and caption visually inspected. Editorial title; original scan tone and intrinsic damage retained. Sideways plates rotated in the Gallery derivative only.
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Gustave Doré (design). Virgil Pushes Filippo Argenti Away. Dante's Inferno. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/inferno-dore-66