Gates of Hell, left wing, 2002
Coloured etching on Fabriano paper
Sheet size: 57 x 24.5 cm 22 1/2 x 9 5/8 in
Numbered, titled and signed below the plate
Dante passes through the gate of Hell, which bears an inscription ending with the famous phrase "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate", most frequently translated as "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." Reflecting the artist´s nationality the poetry is here given in Hungarian.
Dante and his guide hear the anguished screams of the Uncommitted. These are the souls of people who in life took no sides; the opportunists who were for neither good nor evil, but instead were merely concerned with themselves.
