Attributed to Alessandro Vellutello
Purgatorio, Canto XXXIII and Paradiso, Canto I. Dante Drinks from the Eunoe, the Stream of Good Memory; Accompanying Beatrice, Dante Ascends to the Circle of Fire
early 16th century
8 1/8 x 11 inches (207 x 280 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1966.12:20
Gift of Mr. H.P. Kraus.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Italian School, 16th cent.
Formerly attributed to Italian School, 16th cent.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist, in pen and brown ink, at the lower left, "p[one]nte"; above this, "eufrate"; above this, "tigre"; throughout, labelling the figures, "D[ante], S[tazio], M[etelda], B[eatrice]"; on the right, "eunoe"; to the right of this, "Lethe"; below this, "[...] dante e Beatrice vanno a vedere le stelle".
Associated names
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Davis, J. Irving, 1889-1967, former owner.
Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Divina Commedia.
Davis, J. Irving, 1889-1967, former owner.
Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.
Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Divina Commedia.
Bibliography
Rhoda Eitel-Porter, "Drawings for the Woodcut Illustrations to Alessandro Vellutello's 1544 Commentary on Dante's Comedia", Print Quarterly, XXXVI, March 2019, pp. 3-17
Matthew Collins, "The Forgotten Morgan Dante Drawings, Their Influence on the Marcolini Commedia of 1544, and Their Place within a Visually-Driven Discourse on Dante's Poem," Dante Studies 136 (2018): 93-132.
Lamberto Donati, "Commento ad una serie di disegni del XVI secolo illustranti la Divina Commedia", La Bibliofilia, LXV, 1963.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., ed. Fifteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967 & 1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 91-92.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 150.
Matthew Collins, "The Forgotten Morgan Dante Drawings, Their Influence on the Marcolini Commedia of 1544, and Their Place within a Visually-Driven Discourse on Dante's Poem," Dante Studies 136 (2018): 93-132.
Lamberto Donati, "Commento ad una serie di disegni del XVI secolo illustranti la Divina Commedia", La Bibliofilia, LXV, 1963.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., ed. Fifteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967 & 1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 91-92.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 150.
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