Featured on PDR in the collection 700 Years of Dante’s Divine Comedy in Art
A man wakes deep in the woods, halfway through life. Far from home, unpermitted to return, his heart pierced by grief. He has strayed from the path. It's a dark night of the soul, his crisis so great that death becomes a tempting end. And then, as wild beasts advance upon this easy prey, his prayers are answered. A guide appears, promising to show him the way toward paradise. . .
Also appearing in the collection…
Paradiso, Cantos XXV–XXVI: Dante turns toward the heavenly light.
Date
ca. 1300–50
From
BL Egerton MS 533
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