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William Blake

The Wood of the Self-Murderers: The Harpies and the Suicides, 1824-27

Illustration to Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

 

Dante encounters the souls of those who have committed suicide and been transformed into trees as punishment. Harpies sit on their limbs and feed upon them.

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Uploaded on July 16, 2017