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Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Dante talks with Pia dei Tolomei, one of the three people who died violently. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

TIGHTROPE ACCIDENT
Acrobat Giacomo Gullotti dies when his tightrope wobbles violently while performing the stunt over the Piazza Nicastro. Date: 1930

All on a Breezy Morn (chromolitho)
1063659 All on a Breezy Morn (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All on a Breezy Morn)

Paul Joness Alias, by David Christie Murray (engraving)
1595932 Paul Joness Alias, by David Christie Murray (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Joness Alias, by David Christie Murray)

Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish, their short through Glittering Career (engraving)
1055612 Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish, their short through Glittering Career (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Goslynges Gold-Fish)

Tornado Sweeps Fields Date: 1950

Fight during Wedding
Two families quarrel rather violently during a marriage service

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Amidst the ethereal beauty of Purgatory's Fifth Canto in Dante's Divine Comedy, a sudden and violent interruption unfolds. Dante, lost in thought, is jolted from his reverie as a chromolitho of a tightrope accident in a breezy morn unexpectedly unfurls before him. The image, reminiscent of Paul Jones' Alias by David Christie Murray, leaves him momentarily startled. Elsewhere, in the realm of events both past and present, a Russian cartoon depicts a turbulent scene of Mr. Gosling's goldfish, their short and glittering career coming to a dramatic end in the midst of a tornado. The chaos of the storm mirrors the tumultuous fight during a wedding, as depicted in Thirlby Hall, an engraving drawn by William Small in 1883. Meanwhile, in a more tranquil setting, Bunce, in Thirlby Hall, scrubs his wet hand violently against his trousers, oblivious to the turmoil in the world around him. Amidst the chaos, Pope Theodorus II looks on, perhaps pondering the unpredictability of life and the violence that can disrupt even the most serene moments.