An Overview of the Inferno

Drawings of Inferno

The circle where those who committed crimes of lust, adultery and sins of the flesh are tossed around upon the “warring winds.”

Circle in the Inferno where the famous Lovers, Paulo and Francesca meet Dante, caught in the furious winds for all time. Francesca tells Dante their sad story.

These are the damned who wallowed in food and drink while alive, now lie buried or half-buried in the garbage pit of Hell.

The hoarders and wasters are pitted against one another in a continuous war waged by pushing boulders around for eternity.

The wood of the suicides keeps the souls who denied themselves their bodies. They root in Hell and rise as gnarled twisted trees, to be tortured by the winged harpies who taunt and pick at them.

The frozen lake of the Traitors where Dante finds shades emerged in the lake, tears frozen, paralyzed and in agony.

After having descended into Hell and down the back of Satan, Dante emerges back into the earthly realm. His face is stained with the soot and dirt and with tears in his eyes he gazes into the evening sky, forever changed.