{"product_id":"the-weight-of-pride-dore-art-mug-15-oz","title":"The Weight of Pride — Doré Art Mug, 15 oz","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE WEIGHT OF PRIDE\u003cbr\u003eDoré Art Mug · 15 oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e«Or superbite, e via col viso altero,\u003cbr\u003efigliuoli d’Eva, e non chinate il volto\u003cbr\u003esì che veggiate il vostro mal sentero!»\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio, XII, 70–72\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Go on, then—be proud, keep your faces raised, children of Eve; never lower your gaze to see the wayward path you tread!”\u003cbr\u003e— Our translation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA little humility before your second cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDante and Virgil have reached the part of the journey where everyone is carrying rather too much. Stone, chiefly. Also the consequences of having thought themselves very important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround them, bodies bend beneath their burdens. The eye wanders through muscle, drapery, shadow, and the considerable effort of becoming a better person. There is plenty to contemplate while postponing your correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warm-toned illustration appears on both sides, with a discreet vertical OLD HEAVEN signature between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of difficult books. Admirers of the human figure. Anyone whose morning could use a modest reduction in self-importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINSPIRED BY\u003cbr\u003eGustave Doré’s illustrations for Dante Alighieri’s Purgatorio. On the terrace of pride, souls carry heavy stones that force them to bow: the posture of humility becomes the means of learning it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOLD HEAVEN\u003cbr\u003eAn education in looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork: Gustave Doré, wood engraving, from Dante, Göttliche Komödie (Berlin: W. Moeser, 1871), Purgatorio XII. National Library of Poland. Public domain.\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 Shawn Neville\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Heaven","offers":[{"title":"15oz \/ Black","offer_id":67886197047384,"sku":"25988147199050121039","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/5698\/4920\/files\/dore-purgatorio-xii-plate-flat.jpg?v=1792644004","url":"https:\/\/oldheavenapparel.com\/products\/the-weight-of-pride-dore-art-mug-15-oz","provider":"Old Heaven Apparel ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}