Book Title: Dante's Inferno; Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A. from the original of Dante Alighieri, and illustrated with the designs of M. Gustave Doré.

Author: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

Image Title: Dante Encounters Pope Nicholas III

Scripture Reference:

• Acts 8 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Dante leans over to examine the soul of Pope Nicholas III (pope from 1277-1280), Giovanni Orsini. As an alleged Simonite he is suspended upside down in a pit, while flames constantly burn the soles of his feet. The engraver, Stéphane Pannemaker (1847-1930), has placed his signature at the bottom right, while the artist Gustave Doré (1832-1888) has placed his signature at the bottom left.

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