Dante’s Inferno Canto IV (103-106) Limbo

Posted on September 27, 2016 by victoria A. Olson

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The Divine Comedy Canto IV (103-106) The Castle in Limbo 2016

As Dante and Virgil are walking through the woods in the First Circle, they come upon a luminous castle emanating a hemisphere of light against the dark sky.

Dante’s Inferno Canto III (106-108) Unmade Souls 2015

Posted on September 25, 2016 by victoria A. Olson

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The Divine Comedy Canto 3 (106-108) Unmade Souls (Painting in Process)

Virgil and Dante start on their journey through the ante-inferno where those who looked the other way and the cowardly mingle with the neutral angels on the Acheron riverside desiring to cross over. Charon sees Dante and Virgil and tells them to find another way across the Acheron River.

Dante’s Inferno Canto I (49-60) Egg Tempera Painting on Canvas

Posted on September 20, 2016 by victoria A. Olson

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Dante’s Inferno Canto I (49 -60)

Dante’s Inferno Canto 1 (49-60)

Dante finds himself in a dark forest thrust into despair by the she wolf blocking the path toward the ray of light in the distance.