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: Nimrod

Scripture Reference:

• Genesis (further images / scripture text)

Description: Dante and Virgil appear as tiny shadows behind the massive form of Nimrod, shown here as one of the giants guarding the gate to the Ninth Circle of Inferno. Nimrod was responsible for the Tower of Babel and thus speaks in a tongue unknown to either Virgil or Dante. The engravers, Stéphane Pannemaker (1847-1930) and Ad Ligny (active 1855-1876), have placed their signature at the bottom left, while the artist Gustave Doré (1832-1888) has placed his signature at the bottom right.

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