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22. His illustrations of the Paradiso are greatly admired for their visual interpretation of the poem: the artist doesn't just transcribe Dante's words but seeks to render their meaning.

24. As we generally find with Blake's illustrations to the works of other writers, he has paid close attention to the details of Dante's poem . From his early years, he experienced visions of angels and ghostly monks, he saw and conversed with the angel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary, and various historical figures.

25. In Greek myth Cerberus was a horrific dog who stood watch at the gates of Hades, the world of the dead.

26. Agnolo Brunelleschi was a thief whose punishment was to be attacked for all eternity by a serpent. Their two bodies merge into one another, so that Brunelleschi’s appearance befits his sin. Blake shows the moment at which the serpent begins to inhabit Brunelleschi’s body, as its jaws engulf his head and it sinks its claws into his skin.

27. Mosca de’ Lamberti , who through endorsing Buondelmonte’s murder was at the root of the factional strife in Florence. So Dante brings together sowers of discord in religious history,

31. Romanesque and Gothic Sites in Western Europe, ca. 1000-1300

34. St. Sernin, Toulouse 1080-1121

35. Romanesque - Aerial view of Sainte-Foy, Conques, Auvergne, France. c. 1050-1120.

36. Vezelay, exterior tympanum (Mission of the Apostles) Sculpture used to teach religion to people since most could not read. This type of sculpture is called architectonic since it is part of the architecture.

47. Tympanum, lintel, and archivolts of the central portal, west façade, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1145-1170 .

49. There are several features that Characterize Gothic construction. There is an overall feeling of verticality as architects tried to make the interiors as high as possible, as if reaching toward heaven. Chartres Cathedral

50. South wall of Chartres Cathedral, 13th century.

51. Chartres Cathedral, Nave with Labyrinth, 1194-1260

52. Chartres, flying buttresses

53. Saints Theodore, Stephen, Clement, and Lawrence , door jamb statues, south transept, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century .

54. Annunciation and Visitation , door jamb statues, Reims Cathedral, c. 1225-1245

55. Salisbury Cathedral, England, begun 1220. aerial view .

56. Cologne Cathedral, Germany, begun 1248 .

57. Notre Dame, Paris. View from the east, 1163-1182.

59. Sainte Chapelle, Paris, from the southwest, 1245-1248.

60. Fan Vaulting broke the vaulting into many umbrella spokes and also lightened the pressure of the ceiling

61. Gargoyles: a protecting ornament on a building carved in the shape of a fantastic animal or grotesque creature; meant to look like spirits fleeing or being driven from the holy building, could also have been to entice non-believers to enter the cathedral.

63. Sculptors and Masons at Work window, Chartres Cathedral, ca. 1220

65. Rose window and lancets, north transept, Chartres Cathedral13th cent.

66. Charlemagne panels; stained glass from Chartres ca. 1220-1225

68. Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344), Saint Louis Altarpiece , c. 1317. Tempera on panel, main panel 78' 3/4" x 54' 1/4 ".

69. Duccio (c. 1255-1319), Maestà , from Siena Cathedral, 1308-1311. Tempera and gold on panel, 7' x 13' 6 1/4".

70. Mukteshvar temple of Shiva, Bhubaneshvar, Orissa, India, c. 950.

73. Vishnu Dreaming the Universe or Vishnu Sleeping on Ananta , relief panel, south side of Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century.