{"product_id":"arachne-gustave-dore-dantes-purgatorio","title":"Arachne — Gustave Doré (Dante's Purgatorio)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe weaver who defied a goddess\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a shaft of pale light, Dante crouches beside his guide Virgil, crowned with laurel, and stares at a terrifying sight: Arachne, half woman, half spider, her head twisted toward the ground. All around them lie the fallen figures of the proud. In Greek myth, told by Ovid, Arachne was a mortal weaver so gifted and so arrogant that she challenged the goddess Athena to a contest, and was turned into a spider as punishment. Dante places her in the Twelfth Canto of \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e, among the examples of punished pride carved into the stone of the mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoré at his most haunting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustave Doré published his illustrations for \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParadiso\u003c\/em\u003e in 1868, following his famous \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e of 1861. Translated into wood engraving, his drawings achieve extraordinary effects of light: here, the beam falling from above isolates the two poets and throws Arachne's long, hairy legs into sharp relief. It is one of the most striking and most reproduced images of the whole series, where myth, horror and poetry meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works so well on a wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts silvery greys and deep blacks make this print a natural fit for a library, a study, a reading corner or a dark-academia interior. It is also a wonderful gift for Dante readers, lovers of mythology, and anyone who weaves, knits or sews: Arachne is, after all, the patron myth of every textile artist. A thin black or dark wood frame emphasizes the richness of the engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gustave Doré (1832–1883)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustration for Dante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e, Canto XII\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1868\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary source:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dante Alighieri; the myth of Arachne from Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover more of Doré's visionary engravings in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/engraving-prints-by-gustave-dore\"\u003eGustave Doré collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mythology\"\u003eMythology prints\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":54829058752835,"sku":"P7154S","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54829058785603,"sku":"P7155S","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54829058818371,"sku":"P7156S","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54829058851139,"sku":"P7157S","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54829058883907,"sku":"P7158S","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54829058916675,"sku":"P7159S","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54829058949443,"sku":"P7160S","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54829058982211,"sku":"P7161S","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54829059014979,"sku":"P7162S","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54829059047747,"sku":"P7163S","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54829059080515,"sku":"P7164S","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54829059113283,"sku":"P7165S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54829059146051,"sku":"P7166S","price":84.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/gstave-dore-dante-print.jpg?v=1790065318","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/products\/arachne-gustave-dore-dantes-purgatorio","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}