The picture simultaneously describes the 8th circle of hell - the circle of deceit. The snake-like guardian geryon (top left) has brought the two wanderers of the afterlife, dante and virgil, to the pits of misery. Here you can see pimps in the upper pit, whipped by horned devils and driven in circles. Jason is crowned and is atoning for having abused medea's love. In the lower pit of misery, flatterers and prostitutes are in a swamp of filth and are atoning for their eternal punishment. Illustration based on the poem from dante's divine comedy. Object Type: drawing. Date: ca. 1481-88. Dimensions: height: 323 mm (12.71 in); width: 470 mm (18.50 in). Medium: gouache, metal, parchment, pen and brown ink. Collection: Kupferstichkabinett Berlin. Sandro Botticelli - Drawings for Dante´s Divine Comedy - Google Art Project
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