![]() ![]() These drawings were then reproduced using a wood engraving technique.Then an italian edition was made, using the same woodblocks. Dalí painted 100 watercolors in preparation for the publication of the “Divine Comedy.” These watercolors explored the many myths and elements of the magnificent work of literature by the great Dante Alighieri. As a result, Dali decided to offer the project to the French publisher, Joseph Forêt and the publication was completed on November 23rd, 1963. However, in 1958 a new government was elected in Italy, which objected the idea of entrusting the illustration of the "Divine Comedy" to a foreign artist. Since his exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City in 1941, the extravagant Spaniard was moving away from Surrealism and towards a very idiosyncratic form of neo-classicism. Between 19, Dali was invited by the Italian government to commemorate the birth of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s most famous poet, by producing a series of illustrations for a full-text Deluxe edition of Dante’s masterpiece, the "Divine Comedy". To understand Dal’s project to illustrate the Divine Comedy, one must place it in the context of his return to classical tradition and catholicism. ![]() Limited edition of 2900, realized by Unione Editoriale, Italy.Ref. 29 (as reported on the back of the artwork) that depicts a scene from Purgatory. Divine Comdie / Divine Comedy : illustrated with 100 woodcuts by Salvador DALI. Dante Alighieri and Matelda -from the Series "The Divine Comedy" - Song 29 - Purgatory is a woodcut print realized in 1963 for a series illustrating the Medieval poem of the "Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri and a. ![]()
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