877948 The Deity, from whom proceed the Nine Spheres, illustration to the \'Divine Comedy\', Paradiso (w/c with pen & ink over graphite) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 51.1x36.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. On the surface, the poem describes Dante\'s travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul\'s journey towards God.); 穢 Ashmolean Museum ; English, out of copyright.