The Divine Comedy of Dante, William Blake , comedy, romantic vision
The Divine Comedy is a poem of Dante Alighieri written in triplets chained to hendecasyllables in vernacular Florentine . It is divided into three parts : Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, each with 33 chants. Dante began his writing in 1307 in Florence. Dante has the impression of having lost in the vices and errors. In order to find a spiritual path, the writer imagines a journey through the three parts of the eternal world: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. The Divine Comedy is the story that could be described as autobiographical, this mystical journey. Writing the held for fourteen years until his death from malaria in 1321. Throughout his journey, Dante encounters mythological characters, historical or contemporary of his time. Each of them is the personification of a fault or virtue, and the poet describes in detail the suffered punishment or reward given. This statement can be illustrated with watercolor punishment of thieves where we see that the offense of flying, so consider the commission of an offense, is liable to sanction evil.
Dante wants intellectual conversion, moral and spiritual humanity. It is in this aspect that William Blake did not join it. If the religious theme was important to these eyes, it was not intended to moralize. The narrative is driven by two main characters Virgil represents reason and will lead to hell Dante ; and Beatrice, who represents faith / passion and that will take Dante in paradise.Beatrice is particularly visible in the famous watercolor Béatrice addressing Dante from Char representative asphyxiation guilty of anger.
[...] To conclude, we can say that if William Blake is now recognized as one of the greatest master s of romanticism, this is partly due to its unusual universe. Indeed, these illustrations of the Divine Comedy combine simplicity and chaos, mystical exaltation and precision of the line. Watch these works the viewer oscillates between tension, excitement and idyllic vision between poetic tranquility and apocalyptic image. His universe, pr ei nt mysticism can be considered for some hallucinatory and as a trendsetter for others. Today, Blake attracts attention : An exhibition was paid to him in 2009 e at the Petit Palais, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Paris. [...]
[...] The work covers many times the duality of good and evil, theme where Blake was passionate. All illustrations Blake match a song especially Dante ; Blake which it added its mystical and fantastic imagination. Blake brings what we today might mean a personal touch, differentiating it from other artists. Differentiation, however paradoxical. Indeed, on the one hand, Blake perfectly illustrates the poems by these watercolors. On the other, he could not help to translate these mystical visions in these works. Thus, these watercolors image tell the Divine Comedy. [...]
[...] Watercolor is made the technique of etching invented by Blake with a divine vision. This technique, oscillating between archaic and innovation, allowed Blake to print at his home and at lower cost. But the final rendering of this method approximates advantage of medievalism, and away from the illusion of the oil painting, the process used in the 18th and 19th. Blake's universe is also evident from its route, these explicit contours with color effects. Indeed, the accuracy of these traits is the link between these raphaéliennes and Gothic inspiration, to which he adds his romantic vision. [...]
[...] An illustration of the divine comedy revealing the romantic vision and clean eccentricity Blake - The Divine Comedy of Dante - William Blake (1824-1827) The Divine Comedy : Literary Work medieval inspiration. The Divine Comedy is a poem of Dante Alighieri written in triplets chained to hendecasyllables in vernacular Florentine . It is divided into three parts : Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, each with 33 chants. Dante began his writing in 1307 in Florence. Dante has the impression of having lost in the vices and errors. [...]
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