The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st

William Blake

National Gallery of Art

The image contains intricate lines forming a mountainous landscape. The peaks have abstract, swirling patterns. On the left, a vertical structure resembling a cliff has embedded human figures. Two small mountains dominate the background with sharp, jagged lines. Serpentine shapes are in the foreground. To the right, two tall, robed figures stand on a rock platform. Below are intertwined human figures that appear like a heap on the ground.