Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Infernal Council Gathers
Winged and horned figures crowd around an elevated gathering in an immense cavern. Branching weapons, spread wings and raised arms repeat across the dark foreground. The printed verse concerns the summons of the worthiest from the infernal regiments in Book I. Doré lets the multitude press upward towards the assembly, giving political deliberation a bodily and architectural scale. The scene's crowded movement contrasts with the small concentration of figures above, where the mass of fallen forces is organised into a council capable of planning its next action.
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Gustave Doré (design). "The Infernal Council Gathers" [editorial title]. In Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré, John Milton; illustrated by Gustave Doré; edited by Henry C. Walsh. Undated John W. Lovell Company edition; exact publication year unverified, undated edition, John W. Lovell Company. Source scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/milton-dore-30
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Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details.
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Gustave Doré (design). The Infernal Council Gathers. Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/milton-dore-30