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English: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. "And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: 'Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'" (Longfellow's translation) "And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying "Woe to you, wicked spirits!" (Cary's translation)
Français : Illustration par Gustave Doré de l'enfer de Dante (La Divine Comédie). Planche IX, Chant III : L'arrivée de Caron. «Là, je vis s'avancer vers nous, dans un esquif, / Un vieillard aux cheveux aussi blancs que la neige, / Qui criait « "Gare à vous, pervers esprits damnés !" ». |
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 30 November 2009. It was captioned as follows: English: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. "And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: 'Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'" (Longfellow's translation) "And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying "Woe to you, wicked spirits!" Other languages:
Čeština: Ilustrace Dantova Pekla od francouzského malíře Gustava Dorého. Zpěv III., příjezd Charónův: Mé oko, z proudu kterak loď se zvedá, v ní stařec stál, vlas zbělelo mu stáří, i vzkřikl na nás: „Hříšné duše, běda!“ (překlad Jaroslav Vrchlický) Deutsch: Die Ankunft Charons, Illustration von Gustave Doré zum Inferno aus Dante Alighieris Göttlicher Komödie, 1857 English: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. "And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: 'Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'" (Longfellow's translation) "And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying "Woe to you, wicked spirits!" Español: Ilustración de Gustave Doré para el Inferno de Dante. Placa IX: Canto III: Llegada de Caronte. «Y entonces fue cuando a nosotros vi venir / en barco un blanco viejo por antiguo pelo / gritando: ¡Ay de vosotras, almas perversas!» Français : Illustration par Gustave Doré de l’Enfer de Dante (La Divine Comédie). Planche IX, Chant III : L'arrivée de Charon. « Là, je vis s'avancer vers nous, dans un esquif, / Un vieillard aux cheveux aussi blancs que la neige, / Qui criait “Gare à vous, pervers esprits damnés !” ». Italiano: Illustrazione di Gustave Doré per la Divina Commedia. L'incisione, a commento del canto terzo dell'Inferno vv. 82-84, rappresenta l'arrivo di Caronte: « Ed ecco verso noi venir per nave \ un vecchio, bianco per antico pelo, \ gridando: "Guai a voi, anime prave!" ». Nederlands: Illustratie van Gustave Doré (1857) voor Dante's Inferno (eerste deel van De goddelijke komedie). Plaat IX: Canto III: Aankomst van Charon. Het onderschrift luidt (vertaald): 'En daar! naar ons komend in een boot. Een oude man met haren zo wit als sneeuw, Die uitroept "Wee jullie, verdoemde zielen"' Українська: Ілюстрація XI Гюстава Доре до Божественної Комедії Данте Аліґ'єрі, частина перша «Пекло»: пісня ІІІ: прибуття Харона. বাংলা : ফরাসী চিত্রশিল্পী গুস্তাভ দোরের আঁকা ছবি—দান্তের নরক। নৌকার মাঝিটি হচ্ছে গ্রীক পুরাণে উল্লেখিত মৃত ও জীবিত মানুষদের পৃথক করার কাজে নিয়োজিত ক্যানন-এর প্রতিরূপ। |
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