[Illustrations to Dante's Paradiso]. [ca. 1830- ca.1840]

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[Illustrations to Dante's Paradiso]. [ca. 1830- ca.1840]

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Forty drawings illustrating the 33 canti of Dante Alighieri's Paradiso, numbered from 1 to 41, mounted on sheets bound in an album. There is no drawing number 3. Eight handwritten notes quoting verses from the Paradiso for drawings 1 to 9, and eight strips of paper indicating the verse numbers for drawings 10 to 18 were laid in next to the corresponding illustrations. They are now sleeved together at the beginning of the album, along with photocopies of the texts indicated on the strips. Also included are three engravings after Nenci's drawings, signed "Gio: Masselli"; each of them bears the appropriate quote from the Paradiso. They are inserted next to the corresponding drawings.

1 album (40 drawings) : black pencil on tracing paper ; 42 cm. + 3 engravings.

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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Nenci, Francesco, 1782-1850

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Italian painter and designer. From the description of [Illustrations to Dante's Paradiso]. [ca. 1830- ca.1840] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83628015 ...

Masselli, Giovanni

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