Sandro Botticelli, La Mappa dell'Inferno - The Map of Hell

            Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi), Florenz 1445 - 1510
La Mappa dell‘Inferno aka Voragine dell‘Inferno - The Map of Hell aka The Abyss of Hell (ca. 1480 – 1495)
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vatican Apostolic Library - Vatikanische Apostolische Bibliothek

The Map of Hell is one of the parchments which Botticelli designed to illustrate an edition of the Commedia Divina (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri.The structure of hell created by Dante and designed by Botticelli is shaped like an inverted cone or like a funnel. The infernal funnel is dividded into 9 circles and the worst sins are placed way down near to Satan  as follows:

First Circle or Limbo: Virtuous pagans and unbaptized children. Their only punishment is not being able to see God.
Second to Fifth Circles: Sinners of lust, gluttony, greed and anger.
Sixth Circle: Heretics and atheists 
Seventh Circle: Sinners of violence, divided into three rings. 
Eighth Circle or Malebolge: Those who have committed fraud. It is divided into ten ditches according to the type of fraud. 
Ninth Circle: Traitors and is divided into four areas according to those who suffered from their sin.
Lucifer or Satan is located at the deep end of Hell, in the Earth’s center.

   

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