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Ugolino and his Sons in Prison, by William Blake

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An image of Ugolino and his Sons in Prison. Dante's Inferno, Canto XXXII. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Tempera on panel. height, 33.0 cm, width, 44.0 cm.

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Ugolino and his Sons in Prison. Dante's Inferno, Canto XXXII. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Tempera on panel. height, 33.0 cm, width, 44.0 cm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.5-1978
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 774 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 221.44kB
  • Captured: 2010:08:09 11:05:46

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18th Century 19th Century abandoned angels British School captives confined count Dante discipline Divine Comedy dungeon family Fitz_PDP imprisoned inferno interior male noble painting prison prisoners punishment Romanticism sons starvation starving tempera traitor treason Ugolino William Blake

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