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The Inferno Print: Canto 6 "Cerberus" from The Divine Comedy by Salvador Dali
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The Inferno lithograph print: Canto 6 "Cerberus" from The Divine Comedy by Salvador Dali, circa 1960's. The piece is signed in print in the lower center of the piece. The print is in good vintage condition and unframed. There are some crease and folds by the corners (see pictures) but they will be covered when the piece is framed. It measures 23" x 28.75" overall (image is 18" x 24"). It will be shipped rolled up in a tube. Hard to find in this size. #3173
This Illustration by Dali can be found in "Dante's Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri which was written between 1307 and 1321.
Dante Alighieri was born in 1265, and died in 1321. Salvador Dali was born in 1904, and died in 1989.
Despite the fact that he was born almost 600 years after Dante's death, the work of the surrealist painter fits so well with the great writer's work that one might almost believe them to be contemporaries. Dali seems to have painted his representation of each canto as Dante was writing, as if he was looking over his shoulder.
The Divine Comedy is the major work of Italian literature; the work is divided into three parts (Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven), and comprises 100 Cantos.
Dante, lost in the dark forest of sin, explores hell, purgatory and heaven in his attempt to find God. Virgil, the great Latin poet, guides him through hell and purgatory. Finally, the sweet and virtuous Beatrice welcomes him to heaven, where Saint Bernard leads him to God.
During his voyage, Dante meets mythological characters, each of whom personifies a sin or a virtue, and describes their punishments and rewards.
- Creator:Salvador Dalí (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:San Diego, CA
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Salvador Dalí
Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.
Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.
Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.
“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”
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