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Dante and Virgil, with the vision of Beatrice, an illustration to Dante's Inferno, Canto II

1481
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dante and Virgil, with the vision of Beatrice, an illustration to Dante's Inferno, Canto II
  • Series/Portfolio: Landino's translation of Dante's Inferno, Florence, 1481
  • Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Florentine, 15th century
  • Artist: Attributed to Baccio Baldini (Italian, Florence 1436?–?1487)
  • Artist: After Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Italian, Florence 1444/45–1510 Florence)
  • Publisher: Niccolò della Magna
  • Date: 1481
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 4 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (11.8 × 18.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.650.106
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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