El infierno de Dante. Doré y Rauschenberg

An exhibition that places two series of prints on Dante's Inferno side by side: that of Gustave Doré from the 19th century and that of Robert Rauschenberg from the sixties, at Fundación Canal.

The exhibition takes as its starting point the first part of the Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri at the beginning of the 14th century, and its description of the nine circles of Hell. It brings together 111 pieces by two artists separated by almost a century: 76 wood engravings by Gustave Doré, featuring a dramatic, medieval-inspired outlook, and 35 offset lithographs by Robert Rauschenberg, which present a fragmentary reading linked to the conflicts of his time.

The exhibition is curated by Lola Durán Úcar and takes place in the Sala Mateo Inurria 2 at Fundación Canal, in Madrid. The tour invites visitors to follow the nine circles of Hell and to compare how each graphic language translates the same passage.

It is designed for anyone interested in medieval literature, 19th-century printmaking or the art of the second half of the 20th century. It allows visitors to read the same 14th-century text from two different eras and observe how its meaning changes depending on the author's technique and context.