Dante and Oddities. www.davelafferty.comTumblr (3.0; @danteexplorer)http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1db7b795b07190a78f27af7d384ec420/tumblr_mn211oGDpC1qbdv67o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.davelafferty.com">www.davelafferty.com</a></p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/50829862441http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/50829862441Sun, 19 May 2013 09:41:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uwqhM8Nv1qedj5wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bukarin.tumblr.com/post/24635823955/the-dog-and-the-devil" class="tumblr_blog">bukarin</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The Dog and the Devil</p></blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24658042418http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24658042418Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:37:56 -0700Art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59z0r6z0f1qeklo7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657934455http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657934455Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:36:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m503830XRz1r9m5bdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://soscastro.tumblr.com/post/24271078731/bosch" class="tumblr_blog">soscastro</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Bosch</p></blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657540892http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657540892Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:29:30 -0700Bosch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m59vlaheAC1rsjk0ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://dazedlikeus.tumblr.com/post/24644479738/hortus-deliciarum-hell-holle-herrad-von" class="tumblr_blog">dazedlikeus</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Hortus Deliciarum - Hell (Hölle) Herrad von Landsberg (1180)</p></blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657180962http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24657180962Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:23:30 -0700Medieval<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54iaeyZDB1qkhye9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bosch - Hell</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24579658465http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24579658465Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:41:00 -0700artmedievalhell<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m52z4ktQUx1r4iw2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://frenchhistory.tumblr.com/post/24474877860" class="tumblr_blog">frenchhistory</a>:</p> <blockquote><blockquote> <p><span class="nav">Denise Poncher before a Vision of Death, Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, in the Poncher Hours, French, about 1500<a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=330593"><br/></a></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/death_middle_ages/index.html">@credits</a></p> </blockquote> <p>In the Middle Ages, hope mingled with fear concerning death and the afterlife, providing stirring subjects for manuscript illumination. Depictions of souls in paradise, the rewards of the blessed, and God’s mercy reassured Christian audiences, while sometimes horrific illustrations of funerals, demons, and the punishment of the wicked prompted the pious to repent for their sins. At the core of visual devotion stood images of the crucified Christ, promising resurrection and eternal salvation.</p> <p>In <em>Denise Poncher before a Vision of Death</em>, the young owner of the manuscript is shown kneeling with her prayer book before a terrifying spectacle: the walking corpse of Death and three of his victims. The image likely served to remind the viewer that Death could arrive at any time and that prayer could prepare one’s soul.</p></blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24480846097http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24480846097Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:07:55 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m52jnwqlft1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Blasphemers in Inferno.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24373218195http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24373218195Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:19:08 -0700poetryart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4zvryKB6d1qbdv67o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Falsifiers.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24262011897http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/24262011897Sat, 02 Jun 2012 07:47:57 -0700poetry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c7kqUkyP1rtotp4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gardant.tumblr.com/post/23323143495/dante-adventures-in-metaphysical-stratigraphy" class="tumblr_blog">gardant</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Dante: Adventures in Metaphysical Stratigraphy</p></blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23335232548http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23335232548Fri, 18 May 2012 22:18:25 -0700<a href="http://www.facebook.com/DanteExplorer">Dante Explorer</a>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23334137872http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23334137872Fri, 18 May 2012 21:51:00 -0700Poetry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zgfhz2xt1rppc0go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://demonagerie.tumblr.com/post/23000463389/british-library-royal-14-d-i-detail-of-f-376v">demonagerie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>British Library, Royal 14 D I, detail of f. 376v (St Augustine and demons). Augustine, <em>De civitate dei</em>, books 1-10, in French translation by Raoul de Presles. Netherlands, S. (Bruges?), last quarter of the 15th century.</p> </blockquote>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23018685380http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/23018685380Sun, 13 May 2012 20:11:47 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3uawwuC1x1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Death playing chess.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22824968840http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22824968840Thu, 10 May 2012 20:55:44 -0700medievalartdeath<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sjy0SCww1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Women’s dance of death.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22766534986http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22766534986Wed, 09 May 2012 22:15:33 -0700medievalartillustrationvintage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3sd8ynxzk1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The art of dying.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22759419247http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22759419247Wed, 09 May 2012 19:50:58 -0700medievalartdrawingillustrationdeath<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qh56Jrh11qbdv67o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Pulcinella.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22693350947http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22693350947Tue, 08 May 2012 19:19:54 -0700drawingartillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3moh91c4c1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22558415012http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22558415012Sun, 06 May 2012 18:07:57 -0700artillustrationdrawingodditiesmedieval<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mmrlvx6K1qbdv67o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Dante and Virgil arrive at the next circle of Hell and look down into the valley at a site of carnage.  </span><span>These sinners include those who sewed schism in religion, and political figures who sewed discord in Italian politics.  One of the most incredible characters is Bertrand De Born, who sewed discord between family members, separating father from son (causing a quarrel between King Henry II and his son Prince Henry).  Bertrand is decapitated by a devil and must travel carrying his head in his upraised hand like a lantern.</span></p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22555671117http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22555671117Sun, 06 May 2012 17:30:57 -0700danteinfernoillustrationdrawinghellpoetryliteraturebizarre<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3mh3pvSxV1qbdv67o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bornitz.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22547148471http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22547148471Sun, 06 May 2012 15:28:37 -0700illustrationbizzareweirdobscureartdrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3la0jOfiI1qbdv67o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Debry.</p>http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22503266158http://danteexplorer.tumblr.com/post/22503266158Sat, 05 May 2012 23:57:55 -0700drawingmedievalart